About the House Crow
The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour. The wings, tail and legs are black. There are regional variations in the thickness of the bill and the depth of colour in areas of the plumage.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Corvus splendens
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Order
- Passeriformes
Similar species
Other members of the crows, jays, and magpies family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia
- Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay Cyanocorax colliei
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio
- California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
- Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis
- Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus
- Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
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