How big is a Sinaloa Crow?

The Sinaloa Crow is a medium sized bird weighing about 244 g.

Where can you see a Sinaloa Crow?

The Sinaloa Crow is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.

What does a Sinaloa Crow sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Sinaloa Crow on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Sinaloa Crow?

The Sinaloa Crow is most easily confused with the Collared Crow, the Little Crow and the Fan-tailed Raven.

Is the Sinaloa Crow endangered?

The Sinaloa Crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sinaloa Crow

Corvus sinaloae

Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae) is a rare crows, jays, and magpi found only in Mexico, weighing about 244 g. The Sinaloa crow is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats omnivoreforestcup nest244 g

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 1 — Photo: memoosborne · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 2 — Photo: Drew Baxter · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 3 — Photo: Drew Baxter · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 4 — Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 5 — Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 6 — Photo: srsvivos · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 7 — Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 8 — Photo: Sinaloa Silvestre · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 9 — Photo: Mauricio Calderón · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Francisco Farriols Sarabia, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Sinaloa Crow

The Sinaloa crow is a species of bird in the family Corvidae, the crows and jays. It is endemic to Mexico.

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How to identify it

The Sinaloa crow is 35.5 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long; two individuals weighed 229 and 258 g (8.1 and 9.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage, which is nearly identical to that of the Tamaulipas crow. Adults have glossy dark violet crown, nape, secondary wing coverts, and secondaries. The sides of their neck and their back, scapulars, rump, uppertail coverts, and primary coverts are glossy dark violet blue. Their primaries and rectrices are dark steel blue with a greenish tinge on the outer primaries and a violet tinge on the central rectrices. Voice: The Sinaloa crow's voice is the characteristic that led to its recognition as a species separate from the Tamaulipas crow. The Tamaulipas crow's voice is burry or croaking, characters absent from that of the Sinaloa crow.

What the Sinaloa Crow sounds like

Recording: Rumi Vega · CC0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Mexico

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, August, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Sinaloa Crow?: The Sinaloa crow is 35.5 to 38 cm (14 to 15 in) long; two individuals weighed 229 and 258 g (8.1 and 9.1 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Sinaloa Crow?: The Sinaloa Crow is a medium sized bird weighing about 244 g.
Where can you see a Sinaloa Crow?: The Sinaloa Crow is endemic to Mexico, which is the only country where it occurs.
What does a Sinaloa Crow sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Sinaloa Crow on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Sinaloa Crow?: The Sinaloa Crow is most easily confused with the Collared Crow, the Little Crow and the Fan-tailed Raven.
Is the Sinaloa Crow endangered?: The Sinaloa Crow is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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