Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Specy

Carrion crow

Birds

The carrion crow, Corvus corone, is an all-black corvid of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic, including the mountains, forests and cities of Japan. Its plumage carries a green or purple sheen, and it measures 48 to 52 centimeters long with an 84 to 100 centimeter wingspan and weighs 400 to 600 grams, with a black bill, legs and feet; juveniles are brownish with blue eyes that darken with age. It is larger and stockier than the American crow, distinguished from the hooded crow by its all-black coloring rather than grey-and-black markings, and occupies a niche in Eurasia similar to the American crow role in North America, competing with gulls, other corvids and ducks for food around people. The species is noted for its intelligence, able to discriminate numbers up to 30 and recognize both human and crow faces, and is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Natural Pest Control 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Scientific Name
Corvus corone 4
Conservation Status
Least Concern 5
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Corvus, Taxa
Source Carrion crow (Wikidata)

In Biome

Wetlands, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus corone (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus corone (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive: Positive Impacts
    controls pest population
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Wetlands, Wetlands
    Wetlands marsh marsh
View the Source
4. Carrion crow (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26198 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Corvus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q43365 (Corvus)
View the Source
5. Carrion crow (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.