Carrion Crow
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Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Mercantour National Park
170 Verified records at Mercantour National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. Along with the hooded crow (Corvus cornix), the carrion crow occupies a similar ecological niche in Eurasia to the American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in North America. The two species look very similar to one another, but can be differentiated by size, as the carrion crow is larger and of a stockier build compared to the American crow. Wikipedia →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Carrion Crow sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

30–40% · Possible
Hooded Crow

Hooded Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus cornix

5–10% · With luck
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

30–40% · Possible
Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

10–20% · With luck
Eurasian Nutcracker
LC

Eurasian Nutcracker

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nucifraga caryocatactes

10–20% · With luck
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

60–70% · Likely
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
60–70
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
70–80%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
60–70%
3 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
50–60%
4 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
5 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
6 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
50–60%
7 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
8 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
9 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
10 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
40–50%
11 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
12 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
13 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
20–30%
14 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
15 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
5–10%
16 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
17 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
18 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
20 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
21 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
22 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Carrion Crow in Mercantour National Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Carrion Crow sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Carrion Crow in Mercantour National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Carrion Crow in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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