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Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernOmnivoreCoastalCup nestMedium · 285 g
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 1
Photo: foxsu · CC BY 4.0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 2
Photo: Jeff Davis · CC0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 3
Photo: Anne · CC0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 4
Photo: Senna Bryce Robeson · CC BY 4.0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 5
Photo: Dan Horowitz · CC0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 6
Photo: David Garza · CC BY 4.0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 7
Photo: Luiz Puodzius · CC BY 4.0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 8
Photo: Luiz Puodzius · CC BY 4.0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 9
Photo: Vicki Miller · CC0
Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus), photo 10
Photo: unknown · Public domain

What the Fish Crow sounds like

Sonogram of the Fish Crow: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by steve · Call, flight call · Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Fish Crow: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Ryan Douglas · Call · Damascus, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The fish crow is a medium-large bird, with an average adult weight of 280–320 grams (9.9–11.3 oz) in males and 247–293 grams (8.7–10.3 oz) in females. The wingspan is approximately 36 inches (90 cm), while the total body length is between 36–40 centimetres (14–16 in). The fish crow is superficially similar to the American crow, but is smaller and has a silkier, smoother plumage by comparison, and the bill is usually somewhat slimmer. The upperparts have a blue or blue-green sheen, while the underparts have a more greenish tint to the black. The eyes are dark brown.

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When to see the Fish Crow

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Fish Crow

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

United States Canada Bahamas

About the Fish Crow

The fish crow is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States.

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Easily confused with

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) Carrion CrowCorvus coroneThe plumage of the carrion crow is black with a green or purple sheen, much greener than the gloss of the rook (Corvus frugilegus). Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosThe large-billed crow is relatively large all-black corvid. House Crow (Corvus splendens) House CrowCorvus splendensVoice: The voice of the house crow is harsh and usually represented by the onomatopoeia "kaaw-kaaw".

Side by side: American Crow vs Fish Crow · Fish Crow vs Northern Raven · Carrion Crow vs Fish Crow · Fish Crow vs Large-billed Crow · Fish Crow vs House Crow

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