Jamaican crow
Corvus jamaicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788
The jamaican crow (Corvus jamaicensis) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 337.8 g to 338 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
Quick facts about the jamaican crow
- Weight
- 338 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the jamaican crow live?
Not recorded
What is the jamaican crow?
The Jamaican crow (Corvus jamaicensis) is a comparatively small corvid (35–38 cm in length). It shares several key morphological features with two other West Indian species, the Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus) and the white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) of Hispaniola, which are very closely related to it.
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Is the jamaican crow endangered?
The jamaican crow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- 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 Near Threatened species.
How is the jamaican crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus jamaicensis J. F. Gmelin, 1788
Synonyms Microcorax jamaicensis
Other names and names in other languages (40)
- غراب جامايكيArabic
- cornella de JamaicaCatalan
- vrána jamajskáCzech
- brân JamaicaWelsh
- JamaicakrageDanish
- JamaikakräheGerman
- Jamaika-KräheGerman
- jamajka korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo jamaicanoSpanish
- Cuervo jamaiquinoSpanish
- jamaika varesEstonian
- کلاغ جامائیکاPersian
- jamaikanvarisFinnish
- Corneille de JamaïqueFrench
- mala vranaCroatian
- jamaicai varjúHungarian
- Corvo della GiamaicaItalian
- Cornacchia della GiamaicaItalian
- ジャマイカガラスJapanese
- Jabbering CrowJamaican Creole English
- jamaikinė varnaLithuanian
- JamaikakråkeNorwegian Bokmål
- Jamaicaanse KraaiDutch
- jamaicakråkeNorwegian
- wrona jamajskaPolish
- جمیکی کاںWestern Panjabi
- corvo-da-jamaicaPortuguese
- gralha-da-jamaicaPortuguese
- gralha-jamaicanaPortuguese
- Ямайский воронRussian
- Ямайская воронаRussian
- vrana jamajskáSlovak
- Jamajkanska vranaSerbian
- jamaicakråkaSwedish
- JamaikakråkaSwedish
- Jamaika KargasıTurkish
- ворона ямайськаUkrainian
- 牙買加鴉Chinese
- 牙买加乌鸦Chinese
- 牙買加烏鴉Chinese
Relatives of the jamaican 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
CompareJamaican crow vs Common ravenJamaican crow vs RookJamaican crow vs Hooded crowJamaican crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the jamaican crow?
An adult jamaican crow weighs 338 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the jamaican crow endangered?
The jamaican crow is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the jamaican crow?
The jamaican crow (Corvus jamaicensis) 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.
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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
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