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The House Crow

26 Aug,2023 Download Pdf 2 Min Read

The House Crow

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.
Its size ranges in size of 40 cm (16 in) in length.
It has a widespread distribution in southern Asia, being native to Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Laccadive Islands, southern Myanmar, south Thailand, and coastal southern Iran
Due to a human population explosion in the areas, it inhabits, this species has also proportionately multiplied as it is an omnivorous scavenger.
It is an invasive species with invasive potential for the species is great all over the tropics.
In 2016, house crow was added to the List of Invasive Alien Species of Union concern
They appear to be associated with humans, and no populations are known to exist independently of humans.
Large trees with big crowns are preferred for nesting.
It is suspected that paramyxoviruses, such as PMV 1 that causes of Newcastle disease in India were often preceded by mortality in crows.

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