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title: "American Crow"
description: "Corvus brachyrhynchos — Uccelli. The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/american-crow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# American Crow

> Corvus brachyrhynchos — Uccelli. The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae.

- Scientific name: *Corvus brachyrhynchos*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 220702
- Wikidata: [Q267735](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q267735)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8021](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8021)

## Names

- en: American Crow
- de: Amerikanerkrähe
- es: Cuervo Norteamericano
- fr: Corneille d'Amérique
- nl: Amerikaanse kraai
- pt: Corvo-americano
- pl: Wrona amerykańska

## Countries with the most observations

US (120949), CA (44921), MX (177), BM (26)

## Summary

The American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large passerine bird species of the family Corvidae. It is a common bird found throughout much of North America, only absent from the tundra biome. The American crow is the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow of Eurasia, occupying similar ecological niches.
The American crow has all-black plumage, with iridescent feathers. It looks similar to other all-black corvids. It is highly intelligent, similar to other Corvidae, and is adaptable to human environments. 
The American crow can be distinguished from the common raven by its smaller size and…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34034414

## Machine access

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