Torresian crow
Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850
The torresian crow (Corvus orru) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 508 g to 581 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the torresian crow
- Weight
- 508 g – 581 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2 – 3.6src 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 torresian 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 torresian 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 torresian crow?
The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white. The Torresian crow is slightly larger with a more robust bill than the morphologically similar little crow.
Although widespread over northern Australia and some nearby islands, the common name "Torresian" refers to the Australian Shire of Torres.
From the Wikipedia article “Torresian crow” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torresian_crow&oldid=1381159280), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the torresian crow endangered?
The torresian 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 torresian crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus orru Bonaparte, 1850
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- غراب توريسيانArabic
- cornella de TorresCatalan
- vrána australskáCzech
- brân AwstraliaWelsh
- TorreskrageDanish
- TorreskräheGerman
- Salvadori-KräheGerman
- SalvadorikräheGerman
- toresa korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo papuanoSpanish
- Cuervo australianoSpanish
- Cuervo de TorresSpanish
- viljavaresEstonian
- savannivarisFinnish
- räpäyttäjävarisFinnish
- Corbeau de TorresFrench
- Corneille de TorresFrench
- bjelooka vranaCroatian
- torresi varjúHungarian
- Ավստրալիական ագռավArmenian
- Gagak orruIndonesian
- Gagak torresIndonesian
- Corvo di TorresItalian
- ミナミガラスJapanese
- australinė varnaLithuanian
- Nahatʼeʼiitsoh Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ gáagiiNavajo
- Australische KraaiDutch
- australkråkeNorwegian
- wrona papuaskaPolish
- gralha-de-torresPortuguese
- Corvo-australianoPortuguese
- gralha-da-torrésiaPortuguese
- Сахульская воронаRussian
- Австралийский воронRussian
- vrana orruSlovak
- Toreska vranaSerbian
- torreskråkaSwedish
- Torres KargasıTurkish
- ворона австралійськаUkrainian
- 澳洲鴉Chinese
- 澳洲鸦Chinese
Relatives of the torresian 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
CompareTorresian crow vs Common ravenTorresian crow vs RookTorresian crow vs Hooded crowTorresian crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the torresian crow?
An adult torresian crow weighs 508 g – 581 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the torresian crow live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the torresian crow for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the torresian crow endangered?
The torresian 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 torresian crow?
The torresian crow (Corvus orru) 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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