Species of Crows
Interesting Facts about Ravens and Crows (Raven Intelligence and Adaptations) – includes Videos
Physical and Behavioral Differences Between Crows and Ravens
Crow Information
Species of Crows
Holarctic Crow Species
- Common Raven (Corvus corax) – Found across the northern hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed of all crows
- Pied Raven, (Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus (a color variant) – Previously found on the Faroe Islands (situated halfway between Scotland and Iceland.). Considered extinct since mid-20th Century.
North and Central American Crow Species
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) – Found in the United States, southern Canada, and Northern Mexico
- Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) –
- Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), – Found on the Eastern U.S. coast, Southeastern U.S. through Florida, west along major rivers to Oklahoma and Texas
- Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus) – Found from the Olympic Peninsula to Southwest Alaska
- Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) – Found in the Gulf of Mexico coast from Nuevo León east to Rio Grande delta, south to Tampico, Tamaulipas
- Sinaloan Crow (Corvus sinaloae) – Found on the Pacific coast from Sonora to Colima
- Jamaican Crow (Corvus jamaicensis) – Found in Jamaica
- White-necked Crow (Corvus leucognaphalus ) – Found in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico
- Palm Crow (Corvus palmarum) – Found in Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic
- Cuban Crow (Corvus nasicus) – Fouund in Cuba, Isla de la Juventud, and on the Grand Caicos Island
Eurasian and North African Crow Species
- Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) – Found in North Africa, down to Kenya, the Arabian peninsula and up into the Middle East and southern Iran
- Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus) – Found in the Middle East east to North Africa across the Air Massif in the southern Sahara, south to Sudan and Kenya
- Western Jackdow or Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) – Found in the British Isles and Western Europe, Scandinavia, Northern Asia, and Northern Africa
- Rook (Corvus frugilegus) – Found in Europe, Asia, and New Zealand
- Hooded Crow (Corvus [corone] cornix) – Found inNorthern and Western Europe through Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq; but in the United Kingdom, it is found only in Northwestern Scotland and Northern Ireland as the Carrion Crow is more common on most of the British mainland
- Mesopotamian Crow or Iraq Pied Crow (Corvus [corone] capellanus) – Found from Southern Iraq to extreme Southwest Iran
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) – Found in Western Europe from British Isles to Germany, and in Eastern Asia
- Eastern Carrion Crow (Corvus [corone] orientalis) – Found in Eurasia and Northern Africa
Tropical African species
- Cape Crow or Black Crow or Cape Rook (Corvus capensis) – Found in Eastern and Southern Africa)
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus) – Found from the Central African coasts to southern
- Somali Crow or Dwarf Raven (Corvus edithae) – Found in Northeast Africa
- Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris) – Found in Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia
- White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis) – Found in eastern and southern Africa
Australian and Melanesian Crow Species
- Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) – Common throughout eastern, southern Australia and southern Western Australia
- Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus) – Inhabits the island state of Tasmania as well as other parts of south-eastern Australia
- Relict Raven (Corvus (t.) boreus) – Found in north-eastern New South Wales
- Little Crow (Corvus bennetti) – Found in western and central Australia
- Little Raven (Corvus mellori) – Found in southeastern Australia from southern South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales
- Torresian Crow or Australian Crow (Corvus orru) – Found in Australia, New Guinea and nearby islands
- New Caledonian Crow (Corvus moneduloides) – Found in New Caledonia and on the Loyalty Islands
- Long-billed Crow Corvus validus) – Found on the Northern Moluccas
- White-billed Crow (Corvus woodfordi) – Found in the central part of the Solomon Islands, specifically on the islands of Choiseul, Isabel and Guadalcanal
- Bougainville Crow or Solomon Islands Crow (Corvus meeki) – Found in the Northern Solomon Islands
- Brown-headed Crow (Corvus fuscicapillus) – Found in New Guinea
- Grey Crow or Bare-faced Crow (Corvus tristis) – Found in New Guinea and neighboring islands
New Zealand Crow Species
- Chatham Islands Raven, (Corvus moriorum – prehistoric)
- New Zealand Raven, (Corvus antipodum – prehistoric)
Pacific Island Crow Species
- Mariana Crow or Aga (Corvus kubaryi) – Found in Guam and Rota
- Hawaiian Crow or ‘Alala (Corvus hawaiiensis, formerly Corvus tropicus) – Formerly found on the Island of Hawaii – now considered extinct in the wild
Tropical Asian Crow Species
- Slender-billed Crow (Corvus enca) – Found in Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia
- Violaceous Crow (Corvus [enca] violaceus) – Found in the Philippines, Ceram, and the Moluccas
- Piping Crow or Celebes Pied Crow (Corvus typicus) – Found in Sulawesi, Muna, Butung
- Banggai Crow (Corvus unicolor) – Found on Banggai Island – possibly extinct, but recently rediscovered
- Flores Crow (Corvus florensis) – Found on the Flores Island (image unavailable)
- Collared Crow or Ring-necked Crow, White-collared Crow (Corvus torquatus) – Found in Eastern China, south into Vietnam)
- Daurian Jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus) – Found from Eastern Europe to Eastern Japan and occasionally in Scandinavia)
- House Crow or Indian House Crow (Corvus splendens) – Found on the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and East Africa
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) – Found in Eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and the Philippines
- Jungle Crow (Corvus [macrorhynchos] levaillantii) – Found in India and Burma
