Carrion crow: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the carrion crow lives – recorded in 47 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Corvus corone
Group	Crows, jays & magpies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	47 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Corvidae

Where does the carrion crow live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the carrion crow in 47 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa, Hefei, Poland.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the carrion crow endangered?

The carrion crow’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the carrion crow?

The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae, genus Corvus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the carrion crow

The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, native to western Europe and the eastern Palearctic. Along with the hooded crow (Corvus cornix), the carrion crow occupies a similar ecological niche in Eurasia to the American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in North America. The two species look very similar to one another, but can be differentiated by size, as the carrion crow is larger and of a stockier build compared to the American crow.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Carrion crow (revision 1363098183), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26198 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).