Collared crow
Corvus torquatus R. P. Lesson, 1831
Status not recordedsongbirds
The collared crow (Corvus torquatus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 436.8 g to 486.5 g.
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Quick facts about the collared crow
- Weight
- 436.8 g – 486.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5 – 3.75src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the collared crow live?
Not recorded
What is the collared crow?
The collared crow (Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow, is a member of the family Corvidae native to China and the north of Vietnam.
From the Wikipedia article “Collared crow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Collared_crow&oldid=1379926892), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the collared crow endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the collared crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus torquatus R. P. Lesson, 1831
Synonyms Corvus dominicanus, Corvus pectoralis, Corvus pectoralis pectoralis, Corvus torquatus torquatus
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- cornella emmascaradaCatalan
- vrána obojkováCzech
- brân dorchogWelsh
- BåndkrageDanish
- Vietnam KrageDanish
- HalsbandkräheGerman
- kolringa korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo acollaradoSpanish
- kaelusvaresEstonian
- kiinanvarisFinnish
- Corbeau à collierFrench
- Corneille à collierFrench
- bjelovrata vranaCroatian
- nyakörves varjúHungarian
- Corvo dal collareItalian
- クビワガラスJapanese
- apykaklėtoji varnaLithuanian
- apkakles vārnaLatvian
- HalsbandkraaiDutch
- kinakråkeNorwegian
- wrona obrożnaPolish
- gralha-de-colarPortuguese
- Ошейниковый воронRussian
- Ошейниковая воронаRussian
- vrana obojkováSlovak
- Kineska belovrata vranaSerbian
- halsbandskråkaSwedish
- Ak Boyunlu KargaTurkish
- ворона гайнанськаUkrainian
- 玉頸鴉Chinese
- 玉頸鴉〔白頸鴉〕Chinese
- 白颈鸦Chinese
Relatives of the collared 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
CompareCollared crow vs Common ravenCollared crow vs RookCollared crow vs Hooded crowCollared crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the collared crow?
An adult collared crow weighs 436.8 g – 486.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the collared crow?
The collared crow (Corvus torquatus) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - 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
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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