American crow

Cawing black bird

The American crow is a large, entirely black bird common throughout North America.

Highly adaptable and intelligent, crows thrive in diverse habitats from forests to cities.

They're known for their distinctive cawing call and often gather in large, noisy flocks called murders: American crows were raiding the cornfield.

Related

Edgar Allan Poe · carrion · intelligent · bird brain · tool use · flock · murder · scavenger · beak · glossy · roadkill · perch · power lines · roost · wingspan · clever · omen · scarecrow

Opposites
corvid size/type

American crowcommon raven

Big black corvid species

raven

bird cultural symbolism

American crowwhite dove

dove · swan · bluebird · phoenix · canary

bird intelligence/behavior

American crowchicken

Domestic fowl for eating

turkey · domestic pigeon · quail · pheasant · grouse

Family

America, American, Americas, crow, crows, crowed, crowing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G