---
title: "Gralha-indiana"
description: "Corvus splendens — Aves. The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/house-crow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gralha-indiana

> Corvus splendens — Aves. The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping.

- Scientific name: *Corvus splendens*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 21881
- Wikidata: [Q507383](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q507383)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8031](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8031)

## Names

- en: House Crow
- de: Glanzkrähe
- es: Cuervo casero
- fr: Corbeau familier
- nl: Huiskraai
- pt: Gralha-indiana
- pl: Wrona orientalna

## Countries with the most observations

IN (8764), SG (3049), MY (1856), LK (1029), AE (855), TZ (574), NP (470), EG (391), MV (327), KE (240), OM (170), PK (167)

## Summary

The house crow (Corvus splendens), also known as the Indian, greynecked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common bird of the crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the jackdaw and the carrion crow in size (40 cm (16 in) in length) but is slimmer than either. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour. The wings, tail and legs are black. There are regional variations in the thickness of the bill and the depth of colour in areas of the plumage.

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

## Photo

![Gralha-indiana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/house-crow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tiago Lubiana · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202522819

## Machine access

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