House Crow

The house crow, also called the Indian, grey-necked, Ceylon or Colombo crow, is a common crow of Asian origin that has reached many parts of the world by ship. It is about 40 cm long, between a jackdaw and a carrion crow in size but slimmer. The forehead, crown, throat and upper breast are glossy black, the neck and breast lighter grey-brown, and the wings, tail and legs black (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is native to Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, southern Myanmar, south Thailand and coastal southern Iran. The subspecies protegatus is listed for southern India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka and is a darker grey. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).