American crow
Summary
The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large, all-black, highly intelligent corvid common across most of North America except tundra; it is omnivorous and of Least Concern.
Facts
- id: F1 claim: Scientific name Corvus brachyrhynchos ('short-billed crow'), family Corvidae, described by C. L. Brehm in 1822. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F2 claim: Found across much of North America from coast to coast into northern Mexico; absent only from tundra. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F3 claim: All-black plumage, legs and bill; about 40-53 cm long with an 85-100 cm wingspan. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F4 claim: Omnivorous: insects and other invertebrates, seeds, grain, nuts, fruit, eggs, small animals, carrion and scraps. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F5 claim: Highly susceptible to West Nile virus, so used as a sentinel species; crows cannot transmit it directly to humans. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F6 claim: Cooperative breeders: earlier offspring often help raise new nestlings; 3-6 eggs incubated about 18 days. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F7 claim: IUCN status Least Concern; BirdLife estimated about 31 million in 2012. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
- id: F8 claim: The northwestern crow was merged into this species by the American Ornithological Society in 2020. confidence: medium date: 2026-10-14 sources: [S1] license: CC BY-SA 4.0 checked_on: 2026-10-14
Pointers
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