Listen to the house crow
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About the house crow
The house crow is a bird in the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 270 g.
What does the house crow sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour. The wings, tail and legs are black. There are regional variations in the thickness of the bill and the depth of colour in areas of the plumage.
Related birds in the genus Corvus
More from the family Corvidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a house crow sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the house crow on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the house crow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the house crow as “least concern”.
What family does the house crow belong to?
The house crow (Corvus splendens) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Corvus splendens sounds - World of Birds, Cape Town by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- House Crow (Corvus splendens) from Payyanur ML155337521 by Manoj Karingamadathil – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q507383 – CC0
- Wikipedia: House crow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Benjamint444 – GFDL 1.2