House Crow
Corvus splendens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus splendens (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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a House Crow in Mikumi National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see House Crow in Mikumi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for House Crow in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.