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Pied crow

Corvus albus P. L. S. Müller, 1776

Status not recordedsongbirds

The pied crow (Corvus albus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 524 g to 590.5 g.

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Quick facts about the pied crow

Weight
524 g – 590.5 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrubland
Young per litter or clutch
4.1
Lifestyle
Terrestrial
Migration
Partial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pied crow live?

Not recorded

Is the pied crow endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pied crow classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCorvidae
  6. genusCorvus
  7. SpeciesCorvus albus P. L. S. Müller, 1776

Synonyms Corvus corone albus, Corvus leuconotus, Corvus scapulatus

Other names and names in other languages (49)
  • PICREnglish
  • WitborskraaiAfrikaans
  • غراب أبقعArabic
  • Бяла вранаBulgarian
  • corb de pit blancCatalan
  • vrána černobíláCzech
  • Brân FraithWelsh
  • Broget KrageDanish
  • SchildrabeGerman
  • ΡαβδοκουρούναGreek
  • nigrablanka korvoEsperanto
  • Cuervo píoSpanish
  • pugalronkEstonian
  • afrikanvarisFinnish
  • Corbeau pieFrench
  • Caróg alabhreacIrish
  • Corvo pegoGalician
  • afrička vranaCroatian
  • pajzsos varjúHungarian
  • MjallkrákaIcelandic
  • Corvo bianco e neroItalian
  • ムナジロガラスJapanese
  • A̱nkywakTyap
  • baltapilvė varnaLithuanian
  • AgakLuo
  • ShamakhokhoLuyia
  • daglā vārnaLatvian
  • Gáagii łizhin dóó łigaaígííNavajo
  • Chebakwakwaniq
  • schildraafDutch
  • hvitbrystkråkeNorwegian
  • kruk srokatyPolish
  • gralha-seminaristaPortuguese
  • Пегий воронRussian
  • AfrihkágarjáNorthern Sami
  • vrana štítnatáSlovak
  • beloprsa vranaSlovenian
  • Afrička šarena vranaSerbian
  • svartvit kråkaSwedish
  • Beyazlı KargaTurkish
  • leGakabeTswana
  • крук строкатийUkrainian
  • 非洲白頸鴉Chinese
  • Cuervo blancoSpanish
  • WitborstraafDutch
  • gralha-de-barriga-brancaPortuguese
  • Пегая воронаRussian
  • Gömlekli KargaTurkish
  • 非洲白颈鸦Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pied crow

Other species in the same genus Corvus.

LC, Least Concern
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Corvidae

LC, Least Concern
House crow (Corvus splendens)

House crow

Corvus splendens

Corvidae

Jungle crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

CorvidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pied crow?

An adult pied crow weighs 524 g – 590.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the pied crow?

The pied crow (Corvus albus) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pied crow (Corvus albus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-crow

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pied_crow_2026,
  title = {Pied crow (Corvus albus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pied-crow},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}