White-necked crow
Corvus leucognaphalus Daudin, 1800
The white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 401 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the white-necked crow
- Weight
- 401 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
- 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the white-necked crow live?
Not recorded
What is the white-necked crow?
The white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) is the largest of the four Caribbean corvids. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic); it was formerly also extant on Puerto Rico and Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, but has been extirpated from both islands due to considerable forest clearance and hunting for meat.
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Is the white-necked crow endangered?
The white-necked crow is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- 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 Vulnerable species.
How is the white-necked crow classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus leucognaphalus Daudin, 1800
Synonyms Corax crucirostra, Corvus dominicensis, Corvus erythrophthalmus, Corvus leucognaphalus erythrophthalmus, Corvus leucognaphalus leucognaphalus, Microcorax leucognaphalus
Other names and names in other languages (42)
- غراب ذو العنق الأبيضArabic
- cornella de la HispaniolaCatalan
- vrána hispaniolskáCzech
- brân yddfwenWelsh
- HispaniolakrageDanish
- HispañiolakrageDanish
- AntillenkräheGerman
- Antillen-KräheGerman
- hispaniola korvoEsperanto
- Cuervo pálidoSpanish
- Cuervo cuelliblancoSpanish
- Cuervo de La EspañolaSpanish
- Cuervo de la HispaniolaSpanish
- haiti varesEstonian
- haitinvarisFinnish
- hispaniolanvarisFinnish
- Corneille d'HispaniolaFrench
- Corneille d’HispaniolaFrench
- CorneilleHaitian Creole
- hispaniolska vranaCroatian
- antillai varjúHungarian
- Corvo collobiancoItalian
- Cornacchia collobianco di HispaniolaItalian
- Corvo collobianco di HispaniolaItalian
- ヒスパニオラガラスJapanese
- antilinė varnaLithuanian
- WitnekkraaiDutch
- hispaniolakråkeNorwegian
- wrona antylskaPolish
- gralha-haitianaPortuguese
- gralha-dominicanaPortuguese
- Антильский воронRussian
- Антильская воронаRussian
- vrana karibskáSlovak
- Crvenooka vranaSerbian
- hispaniolakråkaSwedish
- Dominik KargasıTurkish
- Hispanyola KargasıTurkish
- ворона антильськаUkrainian
- 白脖鴉Chinese
- 美洲白頸鴉Chinese
- 美洲白颈鸦Chinese
Relatives of the white-necked 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
CompareWhite-necked crow vs Common ravenWhite-necked crow vs RookWhite-necked crow vs Hooded crowWhite-necked crow vs Carrion crow
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the white-necked crow?
An adult white-necked crow weighs 401 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the white-necked crow endangered?
The white-necked crow is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the white-necked crow?
The white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) 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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