American crow

Corvus brachyrhynchos

The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a bird found in United States and Canada. Fields, forests and towns across North America. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, dead animals (carrion) and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Corvus brachyrhynchos
Region	North America
Found in	United States and Canada

🏡 Where the American crow lives

Fields, forests and towns across North America.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🦴 Leftovers (carrion)20%
🍎 Fruit20%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
🐟 Fish10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Crows are very clever and can remember human faces.

Hear the American crow

Recorded by Christian Kerihuel (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1182536. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the American crow

Where does the American crow live?

The American crow lives in United States and Canada. Fields, forests and towns across North America.

What does the American crow eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), dead animals (carrion) (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), fish (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the American crow endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.