House Crow
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House Crow

Corvus splendens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
39 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
July 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

5–10% · With luck
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Pale-billed Flowerpecker
LC Endemic

Pale-billed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Myna
NT

Ceylon Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Gracula ptilogenys

50–60% · Likely
Purple-rumped Sunbird
LC

Purple-rumped Sunbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leptocoma zeylonica

50–60% · Likely
Spot-winged Thrush
NT

Spot-winged Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Geokichla spiloptera

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a House Crow sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see House Crow in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for House Crow in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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