#1437 · 🐦 birds

Fish Crow

🇳🇱 Viskraai ·Corvus ossifragus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 outside Europe

8 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © srdsmkes · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Laura Mae · CC BY 4.0
3. © Dendroica cerulea · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
4. © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © John Sutton · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
7. © Tom Wicker · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
8. © kirk gardner · CC BY 4.0

what is it?

The fish crow ( Corvus ossifragus ) is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 20,688iNaturalist observations
weight 299.9 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
20,688 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 300 g.
Scientifically named by Alexander Wilson in 1812 (214 years ago).