House crow (Indian house crow) Corvus splendens

Description

House crow, also known as Indian crow and greynecked crow, is a sociable bird that nests in colonies, moves in flocks almost without exception and spends the night in large flocks in city centres. This is a typical bird in big cities in tropical coastal regions, and even in city centres in the environs of the Indian Ocean. Omnivorous.

Source: FinBIF species descriptions
Description text authors:

Juha Tiainen (LUKE) - updated 27 April 2016

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Scientific name
Corvus splendens
Author
Vieillot, 1817
Vernacular names
  • intianvaris (Finnish)
  • huskråka (Swedish)
  • House crow (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.37144
Taxon rank
This species is invasive
Regulatory Status
Expert
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups