AnimalsThe house crow is the common grey-necked crow of Indian towns. Crows are among the most intelligent of birds: they solve problems, remember faces and learn from one another.
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Corvus splendens
- Group
- Birds
- Diet
- Omnivore (eats plants and animals)
- Lives in
- South Asia
- Habitat
- Towns and villages
- A young one is called
- chick
- A group is called
- murder
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
How it is classified
Scientists sort living things into groups within groups. Reading down, each step is a smaller group, ending with the species itself.
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Corvidae
- Genus Corvus
- Species Corvus splendens
More distant relatives in the order Passeriformes: common myna, house sparrow.
Classification follows the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Other reference works arrange some groups differently. How classification works.
Is it in danger?
The house crow is listed as Least Concern. The species is widespread or numerous enough that it is not considered at risk of extinction at present.
This is the IUCN Red List category as recorded in Wikidata on 11 November 2026. The IUCN Red List itself is the authority and may carry a newer assessment. What the categories mean.