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The Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis) is a bird found in United States. Forests on the island of Hawaiʻi. It eats fruit, insects and other small invertebrates and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct in the Wild.

🏡 Where the Hawaiian crow lives

Forests on the island of Hawaiʻi.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🍎 Fruit40%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%
• 🐭 Mammals & birds10%
• 🌸 Nectar10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

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

Conservation status

Questions about the Hawaiian crow

Where does the Hawaiian crow live?

The Hawaiian crow lives in United States. Forests on the island of Hawaiʻi.

What does the Hawaiian crow eat?

fruit (about 40%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Hawaiian crow endangered?

Only lives in zoos and care centres. Its IUCN Red List category is Extinct in the Wild.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Australian golden whistler
• Indian yellow-nosed albatross
• Eastern yellow robin
• Australasian swamphen
• Shy albatross
• Brown honeyeater

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