Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Photo: zoosnow · Pixabay · Pixabay Content License (licence)
Call and song
Recording 1 · call
Recording 2
Recording 3
About the Large-billed Crow
A large crow that varies in size across its range; note its relatively long, daggerlike bill with curved top. Entirely black with a variable amount of glossiness. Primarily a scavenger that feeds on carrion, leftover food from humans, and also food stolen from other birds. Often gangs up to attack and chase other birds, especially raptors. Occurs in a wide range of habitats including woodlands, urban landscapes, agricultural fields, and open scrub forests. Call varies, generally a harsh or croaking crow.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 27 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
