House crow
Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
The house crow (Corvus splendens) is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, belonging to the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae. It is a small, omnivorous, terrestrial bird with an adult body mass of 292.6 g, from 270 to 318.8 g across sources.
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Quick facts about the house crow
The house crow lives in human-modified land, is sedentary, and has a geographic range of 4.47 million km². It lays 4.5 eggs per clutch with an incubation period of 16.5 days, has a lifespan of 5.1 years, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
- Weight
- 270 g – 318.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 40 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- 5.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 16.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the house crow?
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Where does the house crow live?
Not recorded
What is the house crow?
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.
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What does the house crow sound like?
Is the house crow endangered?
The house 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 house crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817
Synonyms Corvus impudiens
Other names and names in other languages (85)
- Colombo crowEnglish
- Greynecked crowEnglish
- HOCREnglish
- Indian crowEnglish
- Indian house crowEnglish
- Kućna vranaEnglish
- زاغ دوريArabic
- غراب دوريArabic
- زاغ الدوري الهنديArabic
- زاغ رمادي العنقArabic
- Домашна вранаBulgarian
- পাতিকাকBangla
- Cornella índiaCatalan
- corb de l'ÍndiaCatalan
- vrána domácíCzech
- brân taiWelsh
- Brân y TaiWelsh
- HuskrageDanish
- HauskräheGerman
- GlanzkräheGerman
- Ινδική ΚουρούναGreek
- doma korvoEsperanto
- Blanknuka korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo indioSpanish
- corneja IndiaSpanish
- Cuervo caseroSpanish
- õuevaresEstonian
- Indiar beleBasque
- کلاغ هندیPersian
- intianvarisFinnish
- Corbeau d'IndeFrench
- Corbeau familierFrench
- Corneille familièreFrench
- Caróg IndiachIrish
- કાગડોGujarati
- દેશી કાગડોGujarati
- עורב הודיHebrew
- कौआHindi
- indiai varjúHungarian
- Gagak rumahIndonesian
- BæjakrákaIcelandic
- Cornacchia delle caseItalian
- Cornacchia grigia indianaItalian
- イエガラスJapanese
- ಕಾಗೆKannada
- 집까마귀Korean
- indinė varnaLithuanian
- naminė varnaLithuanian
- Indijas vārnaLatvian
- പേനക്കാക്കMalayalam
- കാവതിക്കാക്കMalayalam
- कावळाMarathi
- Burung Gagak RumahMalay
- Biʼééʼ Łigaii Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ gáagiiNavajo
- घर कागNepali
- huiskraaiDutch
- huskråkeNorwegian
- Cao DomésticoPapiamento
- Kao DoméstikoPapiamento
- wrona orientalnaPolish
- عام کاںWestern Panjabi
- gralha-indianaPortuguese
- Домовая воронаRussian
- Блестящий воронRussian
- ворона индийская домоваяRussian
- IntiagarjáNorthern Sami
- කොළඹ කපුටාSinhala
- කොළඹ කාක්කාSinhala
- vrana leskláSlovak
- domača vranaSlovenian
- ڪانءSindhi
- Indijska vranaSerbian
- Индијска вранаSerbian
- huskråkaSwedish
- காகம்Tamil
- ಕಕ್ಕೆTulu
- కోలిచెట్టే కాకిTelugu
- อีแกThai
- ev kargasıTurkish
- ворона індійськаUkrainian
- گھریلو کواUrdu
- Quạ nhàVietnamese
- 家鴉Chinese
- 家烏鴉Chinese
- 家鸦Chinese
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Relatives of the house crow
Other species in the same genus Corvus.
Common raven
Corvus corax
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Hooded crow
Corvus cornix
Carrion crow
Corvus corone
Pied crow
Corvus albus
Jungle crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
CompareHouse crow vs Common ravenHouse crow vs RookHouse crow vs Hooded crowHouse crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Each answer is written from the sourced facts on this page, and only where they hold the answer.
What kind of animal is the house crow?
The house crow is a bird in the songbirds and other perching birds subgroup, in the family Corvidae and the genus Corvus.
How heavy is a house crow?
An adult house crow weighs 292.6 g, with reported values from 270 to 318.8 g. It falls in the small size class.
What does the house crow eat?
The house crow is an omnivore and forages on the ground as a terrestrial bird.
Is the house crow endangered?
No. The house crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.
How long does a house crow live?
The house crow has a lifespan of 5.1 years.
How many eggs does a house crow lay?
The house crow lays 4.5 eggs per clutch, and the eggs are incubated for 16.5 days.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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