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The Fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a bird found in United States. Coasts, rivers and towns in the eastern US. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, dead animals (carrion) and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Fish crow lives

Coasts, rivers and towns in the eastern US.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🦴 Leftovers (carrion)20%
• 🍎 Fruit20%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts20%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds10%

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

Conservation status

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Recorded by Daniel Parker (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC902120. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Fish crow

Where does the Fish crow live?

The Fish crow lives in United States. Coasts, rivers and towns in the eastern US.

What does the Fish crow eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), dead animals (carrion) (about 20%), fruit (about 20%), seeds and nuts (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Fish crow endangered?

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

More birds from North America

• Black-and-white warbler
• Common tern
• Ring-necked duck
• Burrowing owl
• Green heron
• Bewick's wren

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