House crow

Corvus splendens

The House crow (Corvus splendens) is a bird found in India and Sri Lanka. Cities, ports and villages across South Asia; it has spread to other lands on ships. It eats dead animals (carrion), insects and other small invertebrates and small mammals and birds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Corvus splendens
Region	Asia
Found in	India and Sri Lanka

🏡 Where the House crow lives

Cities, ports and villages across South Asia; it has spread to other lands on ships.

🍽️ What it eats

🦴 Leftovers (carrion)50%
🐛 Insects & bugs20%
🐭 Mammals & birds10%
🐟 Fish10%
🌸 Nectar10%

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.

💡 It travels the world by hitching rides on ships and is very good at living in cities.

Hear the House crow

Recorded by David Darrell-Lambert (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1169643. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the House crow

Where does the House crow live?

The House crow lives in India and Sri Lanka. Cities, ports and villages across South Asia; it has spread to other lands on ships.

What does the House crow eat?

dead animals (carrion) (about 50%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), small mammals and birds (about 10%), fish (about 10%), nectar (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the House 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.