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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- 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
Relatives of the pied 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
Jungle crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
ComparePied crow vs Common ravenPied crow vs RookPied crow vs Hooded crowPied crow vs Carrion crow
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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