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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Corvus bennetti'' |volume=2016 | | | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Corvus bennetti'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T22706030A94047270 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22706030A94047270.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
| genus = Corvus | | genus = Corvus | ||
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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 [[Australia]]n species from all other ''Corvus'' except a few island species to the north of Australia | 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 [[Australia]]n 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 [[jackdaw]]s are now commonly put into their own genus ''Coloeus''.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Phylogeographic patterns in widespread corvid birds |year=2007 |last1=Haring |first1=E. |last2=Gamauf |first2=A. |last3=Kryukov |first3=A. |journal=[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]] |volume=45 |issue=3 |pages=840–862 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.016 |pmid=17920300 |bibcode=2007MolPE..45..840H }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |editor1=Gill, F. |editor2=Donsker, D. |work=IOC World Bird List (version 2.8) |title=Vireos, Crows & Allies |url=http://www.worldbirdnames.org/n-vireos.html |access-date=June 10, 2011 |archive-date=September 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110917184945/http://www.worldbirdnames.org/n-vireos.html }}</ref> Like the [[Australian raven]], the ''little crow'' has a blue ring around the pupil. | ||
==Distribution and habitat== | ==Distribution and habitat== | ||
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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
''C. bennetti'' was named in honour of the New South Wales ornithologist and collector of natural history specimens, [[Kenric Harold Bennett]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The eponym dictionary of birds.| | ''C. bennetti'' was named in honour of the New South Wales ornithologist and collector of natural history specimens, [[Kenric Harold Bennett]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The eponym dictionary of birds.|last1=Beolens|first1=Bo|last2=Watkins|first2=Michael|last3=Grayson|first3=Michael|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2014|isbn=978-1-4729-0574-1|location=London|oclc=882574116}}</ref> | ||
== Behaviour == | == Behaviour == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |volume=2016 | | * {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T22706030A94047270 |title=''Corvus bennetti''}} | ||
{{Corvidae}} | {{Corvidae}} | ||
Latest revision as of 10:33, 4 October 2025
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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.[1][2] Like the Australian raven, the little crow has a blue ring around the pupil.
Distribution and habitat
It ranges over western and central Australia, often inhabiting very dry, near desert areas. It frequents small country towns and cultivated areas, where its flocks have reminded people of the European rook.
Etymology
C. bennetti was named in honour of the New South Wales ornithologist and collector of natural history specimens, Kenric Harold Bennett.[3]
Behaviour
Diet
Its food is mainly taken from the ground and includes insects, cereals and other seeds. It is less of a scavenger than the Torresian crow.
Nesting
It usually nests in small, loose colonies, building stick nests lined with mud (the only Australian species of Corvid known to do this).
Call
The little crow's calls range from a harsh hark-hark-hark-hark to a more raven-like ah-ah-ah.
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References
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