HOUSE CROW

 

Photographed in South Melbourne, January 2026

(339*)        HOUSE CROW           Corvus splendens

AUSTRALIA            814

Also known as Indian Crow, Greynecked Crow, Ceylon Crow or Colombo Crow. Range India, Nepal and Bangladesh, but although Asian in origin it has now spread to many parts of the world. Individuals sometimes arrive in Australia by ship but it is considered a threat and they have been exterminated. 

HOUSE CROW

Photographed on Langkawi, Malaysia, April 2017

(*   339)              HOUSE CROW                Corvus splendens

MALAYSIA               57

Found in towns, villages and around human habitat. 42 cm. Normally resident from Afghanistan eastwards through Indian sub-continent and S China to SW Thailand; present in Malaysian Peninsula since c. 1904.

HOUSE CROW

(see    339)         HOUSE CROW           Corvus splendens

SINGAPORE        (14)

Also known as Indian Crow, Greynecked Crow, Ceylon Crow or Colombo Crow. Range India, Nepal and Bangladesh, but although Asian in origin it has now spread to many parts of the world. Introduced into Singapore but now one of only 6 species it is legal to kill.

HOUSE CROW

339         HOUSE CROW           Corvus splendens

Nepal         (16)

Also known as Indian Crow, Greynecked Crow, Ceylon Crow or Colombo Crow. Range India, Nepal and Bangladesh, but although Asian in origin it has now spread to many parts of the world. Arrived in Australia by ship but has been exterminated. Populations always associated with humans, living largely off human refuse.