Long-billed crow
Corvus validus Bonaparte, 1850
The long-billed crow (Corvus validus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 300 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the long-billed crow
- Weight
- 300 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc 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 long-billed 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 long-billed 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 long-billed crow?
The long-billed crow (Corvus validus) is a crow that is endemic to the Northern Maluku Islands. This crow is large with glossy plumage, a large bill and white irises. It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a "near-threatened species".
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Is the long-billed crow endangered?
The long-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 long-billed crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus validus Bonaparte, 1850
Synonyms Corvus validissimus
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- غراب الطويل المنقارArabic
- corb de les illes MoluquesCatalan
- vrána moluckáCzech
- brân MolwcaiddWelsh
- Langnæbbet KrageDanish
- MolukkenkräheGerman
- Molukken-KräheGerman
- moluka korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo moluqueñoSpanish
- pikknokk-varesEstonian
- molukkienvarisFinnish
- Corneille des MoluquesFrench
- malukui varjúHungarian
- Gagak halmaheraIndonesian
- Corvo beccolungoItalian
- Cornacchia beccolungoItalian
- Cornacchia delle MoluccheItalian
- Corvo delle MoluccheItalian
- モルッカガラスJapanese
- molukinė varnaLithuanian
- Molukse KraaiDutch
- langnebbkråkeNorwegian
- wrona długodziobaPolish
- gralha-de-bico-compridoPortuguese
- Молуккский воронRussian
- Молуккская воронаRussian
- vrana dlhozobáSlovak
- Dugokljuna vranaSerbian
- långnäbbad kråkaSwedish
- Maluku KargasıTurkish
- ворона молуцькаUkrainian
- 長嘴鴉Chinese
- 长嘴乌鸦Chinese
Relatives of the long-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
CompareLong-billed crow vs Common ravenLong-billed crow vs RookLong-billed crow vs Hooded crowLong-billed crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the long-billed crow?
An adult long-billed crow weighs 300 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the long-billed crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the long-billed crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the long-billed crow endangered?
The long-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 long-billed crow?
The long-billed crow (Corvus validus) 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.
- 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
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