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Crows & Ravens

American Crow

Amerikanerkrähe

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Crows & Ravens12 photosFirst seen: 5 July 2026
American Crow

The American Crow is common in open woodland, farmland, suburbs and cities across much of North America. It eats a wide range of plant and animal food and usually forages on the ground. Young birds may remain with their parents and help raise later broods. Outside the breeding season, American Crows often gather at communal roosts. The shorter tail, smaller bill and steadier wingbeats help separate it from the Common Raven.

ID tip: In flight the tail fans out square or rounded; a Common Raven's tail tapers to an obvious wedge and its call is a deep croak rather than a caw.
First seen: 5 July 2026 · Union Bay Natural Area · 12 photos in the collection.

Places in my records

Locations where this species is supported by a dated first record, an unambiguous single-place outing or a reviewed assignment.

Family
Crows & Ravens (Corvidae)
Length
40–53 cm
Wingspan
85–100 cm
Regional status
Year-round resident (Pacific Northwest, USA)
Conservation
Least Concern LCIUCN Red List · retrieved 27 August 2026
Habitat
Almost everywhere, cities, farmland, shorelines, woodland edges
Diet
Omnivorous: insects, carrion, eggs, grain, fruit, refuse
Built from verified occurrence records, not drawn by hand. Core range = the countries holding 99% of all records; the rest are scattered or vagrant records. Record counts track where people watch birds as much as where the birds are, so the map shows presence, not abundance. Data: GBIF (CC BY 4.0). Basemap: Natural Earth.

Selected photographs

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