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title: "Torresian Crow"
description: "Corvus orru — Birds. The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/torresian-crow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Torresian Crow

> Corvus orru — Birds. The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

- Scientific name: *Corvus orru*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6462
- Wikidata: [Q1584645](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1584645)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8028](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8028)

## Names

- en: Torresian Crow
- de: Salvadorikrähe
- es: Cuervo de Torres
- fr: Corbeau de Torres
- nl: Australische kraai
- pl: Wrona papuaska

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5414), ID (87), PG (55)

## Summary

The Torresian crow (Corvus orru), also called the Australian crow or Papuan crow, is a passerine bird in the crow family native to the north and west of Australia and nearby islands in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The species has a black plumage, beak and mouth with white irises. The base of the feathers on the head and neck are white. The Torresian crow is slightly larger with a more robust bill than the morphologically similar little crow.
Although widespread over northern Australia and some nearby islands, the common name "Torresian" refers to the Australian Shire of Torres.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Kelana Arraiza · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33885479

## Machine access

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