Large-billed Crow

How to identify

Field marks

1. Jet-black overall, including the legs and feet
2. Stout bill and particularly prominent forehead
3. Body feathers show varying amounts of blue, purple and green metallic gloss
4. Body length about 46–59 cm

Male, female and young

The sexes have similar plumage; the female is smaller on average, with a less curved culmen; juveniles' feathers have a weaker metallic gloss.

Voice

A loud “caa-haa-caa”, also “cau cau”, and sounds like a woodpecker tapping on a tree.

Similar species

Carrion Crow

Large-billed Crow has a very stout-looking bill and a particularly prominent forehead.

Rook

Large-billed Crow has a very stout-looking bill and a particularly prominent forehead.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: India, China, Thailand

Large-billed Crow has been recorded at 1,832 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 19 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. GKVK CampusIndia20,008 records
2. Fergusson College CampusIndia10,589 records
3. Tharamangalam-West Car StreetIndia7,340 records

Countries and regions with the most records

IndiaChinaThailandJapanSouth KoreaNepalSri LankaCambodia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The large-billed crow (Corvus macrorhynchos), formerly referred to widely as the jungle crow, is a widespread Asian species of crow. It is very adaptable and is able to survive on a wide range of food sources, making it capable of colonizing new areas, due to which it is often considered a nuisance, especially on islands. It has a large bill, which is the source of its scientific name macrorhynchos (Ancient Greek for "long-billed") and it is sometimes known by the common name thick-billed crow.

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