Species: Corvus caurinus
Northwestern Crow
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Corvidae
Genus
Corvus
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Corneille d'Alaska
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Perching Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Passeriformes - Corvidae - Corvus - Considered conspecific with and constitutes a superspecies with C. BRACHYRHYNCHOS (AOU 1998).
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A bird (crow).
Migration
true - false - false
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
false
Food Comments
Eats saltwater invertebrates (e.g., snails, amphipods, bivalves), obtained on beaches and mudflats; carrion and refuse (dead fish, scraps); seabird eggs; insects and their larvae (e.g., grubs and grasshoppers) obtained in inland fields; fruits.
Reproduction Comments
Nests May-June. Clutch size 4-5. Frequently nests in small loose colonies.
Length
41
Weight
415
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-12-02
Global Status Last Changed
1996-12-02
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
CE - 250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles) - CDE - RESIDENT: Pacific coast, mainly from south-coastal and southeastern Alaska south through western British Columbia to northwestern Washington (Puget Sound vicinity) (AOU 1983).
Global Range Code
CE
Global Range Description
250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)