Hooded crow: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hooded crow lives – recorded in 57 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Corvus cornix
Group	Crows, jays & magpies
Found in	57 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Corvidae

Where does the hooded crow live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hooded crow in 57 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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.

What kind of animal is the hooded crow?

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

About the hooded crow

The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy-grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet. Like other corvids, it is an omnivorous and opportunistic forager and feeder.

In 2002, the hooded crow was separated from the carrion crow and classified as its own species by the British Ornithologists' Union. However, in 2025, the new global AviBase re-classified the hooded and carrion crows as the same species, with the species divided into six subspecies, of which four are 'hooded' grey-and-black, and two are all-black.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hooded crow (revision 1380096745), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25405 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).