Large-billed crow
Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827
The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 478.2 g to 567.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the large-billed crow
- Weight
- 478.2 g – 567.5 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Wingspan
- 1 m – 1.3 msrc for Wingspan
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 18 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the large-billed crow?
Where does the large-billed crow live?
Not recorded
What is the large-billed crow?
The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill, which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "long-billed") and it is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow. It can also be mistaken for a common raven. The eastern jungle crow and Indian jungle crow were once considered conspecific and together called the jungle crow.
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Is the large-billed crow endangered?
The large-billed 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 large-billed crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827
Synonyms Corvus coronoides ijimai, Corvus coronoides quelpartis, Corvus hassi
Other names and names in other languages (60)
- Jungle crowEnglish
- غراب الأدغالArabic
- غراب كبير المنقارArabic
- দাঁড়কাকBangla
- corb becgròs asiàticCatalan
- Кого нерӓн каракMari
- vrána hrubozobáCzech
- vrána tlustozobáCzech
- brân jynglWelsh
- Brân y GoedwigWelsh
- Stornæbbet KrageDanish
- DschungelkräheGerman
- DickschnabelkräheGerman
- grandbeka korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo picudoSpanish
- Cuervo de la selvaSpanish
- suurnokk-varesEstonian
- کلاغ جنگلی نوک بزرگPersian
- paksunokkavarisFinnish
- Corbeau à gros becFrench
- Corneille à gros becFrench
- Feannóg choilleIrish
- dzsungelvarjúHungarian
- Gagak kampungIndonesian
- Corvo beccogrossoItalian
- Corvo della giunglaItalian
- 嘴太烏Japanese
- ハシブトガラスJapanese
- ハシブトガラス（嘴太烏）Japanese
- Gayangkne
- 큰부리까마귀Korean
- didžiasnapė varnaLithuanian
- dižknābja vārnaLatvian
- ബലിക്കാക്കMalayalam
- डोमकावळाMarathi
- Burung Gagak Paruh BesarMalay
- Gáagii bidaaʼ ntsaaígííNavajo
- DikbekkraaiDutch
- tykknebbkråkeNorwegian
- wrona wielkodziobaPolish
- corvo-bicudoPortuguese
- Corvo-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
- corvo-de-bico-grossudoPortuguese
- gralha-de-bico-grossoPortuguese
- Большеклювая воронаRussian
- ගම් කපුටාSinhala
- ගම් කාක්කාSinhala
- vrana hrubozobáSlovak
- прашумска вранаSerbian
- Krupnokljuna vranaSerbian
- stornäbbad kråkaSwedish
- அண்டங்காக்கைTamil
- อีกาThai
- อีกาปากหนาThai
- Kalın Gagalı KargaTurkish
- ворона великодзьобаUkrainian
- 大嘴乌鸦Chinese
- 大嘴烏鴉Chinese
- 巨嘴鴉Chinese
- 巨嘴鴉〔大嘴烏鴉〕Chinese
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Relatives of the large-billed 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
CompareLarge-billed crow vs Common ravenLarge-billed crow vs RookLarge-billed crow vs Hooded crowLarge-billed crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the large-billed crow?
An adult large-billed crow weighs 478.2 g – 567.5 g and has a wingspan of 1 m – 1.3 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the large-billed crow endangered?
The large-billed 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 large-billed crow?
The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) 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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