Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy / CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Sunda Crow
Corvus enca
Sunda Crow (Corvus enca) — Crows, Jays & Magpies of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Sunda Crow (Corvus enca) is a member of the Corvidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 251 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Corvidae Crows, Jays
- Genus Corvus
- Species enca
Quick facts
- Weight
- 251 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Corvidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sunda Crow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sunda Crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Sunda Crow (Corvus enca) is a member of the Corvidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo.
It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 251 g, with a wing length of about 27.8 cm and a tail of around 14.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.6 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sunda Crow?
The Sunda Crow is a large bird that weighs around 251 g.
Where does the Sunda Crow live?
The Sunda Crow is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Malay Pen., Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sunda Crow belong to?
The Sunda Crow (Corvus enca) belongs to the Corvidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sunda Crow eat?
The Sunda Crow is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Sunda Crow migrate?
The Sunda Crow is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Sunda Crow endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Sunda Crow make?
1 real field recording of the Sunda Crow — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Sunda Crow's range?
The Sunda Crow has a mapped global range of about 1.6 million km².
Conservation
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