Grey Crow
Photo: Cheongweei Gan · CC BY 4.0

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Grey Crow

Corvus tristis

LCLeast Concern Endemic to New Guinea (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
Family
Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The gray crow (Corvus tristis), formerly known as the bare-faced crow, is about the same size (42–45 cm or 17–18 in in length) as the Eurasian carrion crow (Corvus corone) but has somewhat different proportions and quite atypical feather pigmentation during the juvenile phase for a member of this genus.
The tail feathers are relatively long and graduated and the legs are relatively short. The overall colouring of the adult bird is black with randomly bleached wing and tail feathers. A large region around the eye is quite bare of feathering and shows pinkish-white skin with the eyes a bluish-white.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to see it

Destination guides featuring this bird

Range and habitat

New Guinea, including west Papuan Islands, Yapen (Cenderawasih Bay), and D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago (off southeastern New Guinea).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.