House Crow
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House Crow

Corvus splendens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Selous Game Reserve
11 Verified records at Selous Game Reserve
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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 Selous Game Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve

Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

10–20% · With luck
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

70–80% · Very likely
Tropical Boubou

Tropical Boubou

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius major

30–40% · Possible
Purple-banded Sunbird
LC

Purple-banded Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris bifasciatus

30–40% · Possible
African Golden-Weaver
LC

African Golden-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus subaureus

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
African Pied Wagtail
LC

African Pied Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla aguimp

30–40% · Possible
Collared Sunbird
LC

Collared Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hedydipna collaris

30–40% · Possible
Wire-tailed Swallow
LC

Wire-tailed Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo smithii

20–30% · Possible
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
LC

Scarlet-chested Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalcomitra senegalensis

20–30% · Possible
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

20–30% · Possible
Red-billed Firefinch
LC

Red-billed Firefinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lagonosticta senegala

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
3 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
5 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
8 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
10 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
12 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
15 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
17 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
18 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
19 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
20 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
21 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
22 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
24 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
25 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
26 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
27 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
28 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
29 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
30 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
31 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
32 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
33 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
34 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
35 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
36 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
38 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
39 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
40 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
41 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
42 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
43 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
44 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a House Crow in Selous Game Reserve?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see House Crow in Selous Game Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for House Crow in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.

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