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LITTLE CROW FACTS |
Description
The Little Crow is black with a white eye. The throat feathers (hackles) can be extended and these feathers have some white at base. Juveniles are similar to adults with blue eye, younger birds have brown eyes. It is similar to the Torresian Crow but smaller. Often seen in flocks. It is not found around any of the capital cities.
Size
48 cm
Habitat
mainly seen on farmland and around inland towns, less commonly seen in woodland and shrubland
Food
insects, seeds, berries
Breeding
nests in small colonies. The nest is made from sticks lined with mud
Range
The Little Crow is found in central and western Australia, including much of Queensland, western New South wales, north west Victoria, most of South Australia, all but far north of Northern Territory, and most of Western Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Passeriformes | | Family: | Corvidae | | Genus: | Corvus | | Species: | bennetti | | Common Name: | Little Crow |
Relatives in same Genus
Australian Raven (C. coronoides)
Little Raven (C. mellori)
Torresian Crow (C. orru)
House Crow (C. splendens)
Forest Raven (C. tasmanicus)
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