Crows, Jays

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "large beak"), and it is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed...

Family
Crows, Jays
Order
Passeriformes
Weight
513 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Omnivore
Migration
Resident
Countries recorded
23

Recorded in India, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Russia, Myanmar, Laos, Pakistan, MO, Timor-Leste, Philippines.

Where to see it: Fergusson College Campus (India); Canara Bank Layout (India); Lalmatia house (Bangladesh); 서울 · 창경궁(Seoul · Changgyeonggung) (Republic of Korea); GKVK Campus (India).

Photo: Judgefloro, CC0 via Wikimedia Commons