Northwestern Crow

Corvus caurinus

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Identification

Field notes

41 cm (16") Common along northwestern coast and islands; Washington State north to Alaska. Scavenges along shores, tidewaters.

All black. Slightly smaller than American Crow and may be told from it by voice and range. Thought by some to be only a subspecies of the American Crow.

Song: call is lower and hoarser than American's.

Details in the field

Photo gallery

4 photos

Credit: Bill Bouton

Credit: tgreyfox

Credit: Tim

Credit: Old Mister Crow

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Videos

2 videos

Northwestern crow scavenging at Cattle Point

Credit: Jamuudsen

3 Northwestern Crows vs. a Rat (Part 1)

Credit: Claudwhopper C

Where it lives

Distribution maps

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Bird Advisor Identification rules 1 variant 1 rule

These are the observation paths the Bird Advisor can use to identify this species. Each rule is an alternative match.

Northwestern Crow

1 rule

Rule 1 12 criteria confidence 6

Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ?: No · Unknown
What colour was the BACK ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BELLY ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the BREAST ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What colour was the THROAT ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
What SHAPE was the BILL ?: Straight and thick · Downcurved · Unknown
What LENGTH was the BILL ?: Medium · Long · Unknown
What colour were the EYES ?: Brown or blackish brown · Black or dark gray · Unknown
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ?: Black, purple, or dark · Unknown
How BIG was the bird ?: Pigeon-sized · Crow-sized
What TYPE of bird was seen ?: Songbird (ground or perching bird)
WHERE was the bird seen ?: Northwestern Canada or United States

result:656-northwestern-crow:1:1 Source: 656 Northwestern Crow, row 1