American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Corvidae
About
The American crow is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. They are a common bird found throughout much of North America, only absent from the tundra biome. American crows are the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow of Eurasia, occupying similar ecological niches.
Fun Fact
Birds are smallest in the far west and on the southern coast.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Range, extending from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean in Canada, on the French islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, south through the United States, and into northern Mexico.
Diet
Feed on invertebrates of all types, carrion, scraps of human food, fruits, nuts such as walnuts and almonds, seeds, eggs and nestlings, stranded fish on the shore, and various grains.
Lifespan
7–8 years (wild)
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance