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title: "Collared Crow"
description: "Corvus torquatus — Birds. The collared crow (Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow, is a member of the family Corvidae native to China and the north of Vietnam."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/collared-crow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Collared Crow

> Corvus torquatus — Birds. The collared crow (Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow, is a member of the family Corvidae native to China and the north of Vietnam.

- Scientific name: *Corvus torquatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1772
- Wikidata: [Q2579959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2579959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8005](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8005)

## Names

- en: Collared Crow
- de: Halsbandkrähe
- es: Cuervo de collar
- fr: Corbeau à collier
- nl: Halsbandkraai
- pl: Wrona obrożna

## Countries with the most observations

HK (1127), CN (366), TW (218)

## Summary

The collared crow (Corvus torquatus), also known as the ring-necked crow or white-collared crow, is a member of the family Corvidae native to China and the north of Vietnam.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collared_crow

## Photo

![Collared Crow](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/collared-crow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen Matthews · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69300739

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/collared-crow?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).