Little crow
Corvus bennetti North, 1901
The little crow (Corvus bennetti) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 311 g to 539 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the little crow
- Weight
- 311 g – 539 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
- 4.95src 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
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the little 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 little 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 little crow?
The little crow (Corvus bennetti) is an Australian species of crow, very similar to the Torresian crow in having white bases to the neck and head feathers (shown when ruffled in strong wind) but slightly smaller (38–45 cm in length) and with a slightly smaller bill. It has the same white iris that distinguish the Australian species from all other Corvus except a few island species to the north of Australia. The western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) shares that trait; but while formerly considered members of Corvus, the jackdaws are now commonly put into their own genus Coloeus. Like the Australian raven, the little crow has a blue ring around the pupil.
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Is the little crow endangered?
The little 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 little crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus bennetti North, 1901
Synonyms Corvus bennetti bonhoti, Corvus cecilae marngli
Other names and names in other languages (38)
- غراب صغيرArabic
- cornella de BennettCatalan
- vrána menšíCzech
- Lille KrageDanish
- BennettkräheGerman
- Bennett-KräheGerman
- nana korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo de BennettSpanish
- Cuervo australiano chicoSpanish
- kõnnuvaresEstonian
- australianaavikkovarisFinnish
- Corbeau du désertFrench
- Corneille du désertFrench
- australska vranaCroatian
- Bennett-varjúHungarian
- Corvo minoreItalian
- Corvo australianoItalian
- Corvo di BennettItalian
- ミナミコガラスJapanese
- mažoji varnaLithuanian
- Gáagii yázhíNavajo
- Bennetts KraaiDutch
- mulgakråkeNorwegian
- wrona małaPolish
- gralha-pequenaPortuguese
- gralha-de-bennettPortuguese
- Беннетов воронRussian
- Австралийская воронаRussian
- vrana BennettovaSlovak
- Mala australijska vranaSerbian
- mulgakråkaSwedish
- காகம்Tamil
- Bennett KargasıTurkish
- Cüce Avustralya KargasıTurkish
- ворона малаUkrainian
- 小嘴鴉Chinese
- 小嘴鸦Chinese
- 小烏鴉Chinese
Relatives of the little 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
CompareLittle crow vs Common ravenLittle crow vs RookLittle crow vs Hooded crowLittle crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the little crow?
An adult little crow weighs 311 g – 539 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the little crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the little crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the little crow endangered?
The little 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 little crow?
The little crow (Corvus bennetti) 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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