House Crow

The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, grey necked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either.

Scientific Name : Corvus Splendens

Family : Corvidae

Order : Passeriformes

Class : Aves

Type : Crows, Jays, Ravens And Magpies

Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)

Size : 43 cm

Compare Size : Pigeon +-

Wingspan : 76 - 85 cm

Weight : 320 - 415 g

Migratory : Resident

Sex Alike : Yes

Nesting Season : April - June

Other Names :

English : Indian Crow, Greynecked Crow, Ceylon Crow, Colombo Crow

Hindi : कौव्वा, कौआ

Marathi : कावळा, गावकावळा

Habitat:
Towns & cities

Breeding:
Eggs - 4 or 5, Pale blue-green, speckled & streaked with brown. Both sexes share incubation & nest feeding.

Feeding:
Extremely versatile in feeding, Food from the ground or in trees, A wide range of items and will attempt to feed on anything appearing edible, Alive or dead, Plant or Animal