Little Crow
Photo: Neil Fifer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Little Crow

Corvus bennetti

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Australia
Family
Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The little crow (Corvus bennetti) is an Australian species of crow, very similar to the Torresian crow in having white bases to the neck and head feathers (shown when ruffled in strong wind) but slightly smaller (38–45 cm in length) and with a slightly smaller bill. It has the same white iris that distinguish the Australian species from all other Corvus except a few island species to the north of Australia. The western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) shares that trait; but while formerly considered members of Corvus, the jackdaws are now commonly put into their own genus Coloeus. Like the Australian raven, the little crow has a blue ring around the pupil.

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

Range and habitat

Semiarid Australia (mainland except tropical north, wetter east, southeast, and southwest).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.