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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Namib-Naukluft National Park
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Familiar Chat
Oenanthe familiaris
Dusky Sunbird
Cinnyris fuscus
Southern Masked Weaver
Ploceus velatus
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Mountain Chat
Oenanthe monticola
Southern Fiscal
Lanius collaris
📅 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 Namib-Naukluft National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see House Crow in Namib-Naukluft National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for House Crow in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.