Brown-headed crow
Corvus fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859
The brown-headed crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 635 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the brown-headed crow
- Weight
- 635 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the brown-headed crow live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The brown-headed crow is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the brown-headed crow?
The brown-headed crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) is a passerine bird of the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Endemic to Indonesia, it has a fragmented distribution in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical mangrove forest. It is threatened by habitat destruction and the IUCN has rated it as being "Least Concern".
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Is the brown-headed crow endangered?
The brown-headed crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the brown-headed crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus fuscicapillus G. R. Gray, 1859
Synonyms Corvus fuscicapillus fuscicapillus, Corvus fuscicapillus megarhynchus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- غراب ذو الرأس البنيArabic
- corb de cap bruCatalan
- vrána hnědohlaváCzech
- brân benwinauWelsh
- Brunhovedet KrageDanish
- BraunkopfkräheGerman
- brunkapa korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo cabecipardoSpanish
- pruunpea-varesEstonian
- کلاغ سرقهوهایPersian
- ruskopäävarisFinnish
- Corneille à tête bruneFrench
- tarkafejű varjúHungarian
- Gagak kepala-coklatIndonesian
- Corvo testabrunaItalian
- チャガシラガラスJapanese
- rudagalvė varnaLithuanian
- BruinkopkraaiDutch
- brunhodekråkeNorwegian
- wrona brązowogłowaPolish
- پورے سروالا کاںWestern Panjabi
- gralha-de-cabeça-castanhaPortuguese
- Гигантский воронRussian
- Буроголовая воронаRussian
- vrana hnedohlaváSlovak
- Smeđoglava vranaSerbian
- brunhuvad kråkaSwedish
- Endonezya KargasıTurkish
- Kahverengi Başlı KargaTurkish
- ворона буроголоваUkrainian
- 棕頭鴉Chinese
- 棕头乌鸦Chinese
- 棕頭烏鴉Chinese
Relatives of the brown-headed crow
Other species in the same genus Corvus.
Common raven
Corvus corax
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Hooded crow
Corvus cornix
Carrion crow
Corvus corone
House crow
Corvus splendens
Pied crow
Corvus albus
CompareBrown-headed crow vs Common ravenBrown-headed crow vs RookBrown-headed crow vs Hooded crowBrown-headed crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the brown-headed crow?
An adult brown-headed crow weighs 635 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the brown-headed crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the brown-headed crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the brown-headed crow endangered?
The brown-headed crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the brown-headed crow?
The brown-headed crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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