[ **up: [[Corvidae]]** ] --- # Crows > [!info] > Genus: *Corvus* > > Family: [[Corvidae]] --- Crows are found in most parts of the world—except southern [[South America]].[^1] They are smaller than [[Ravens|ravens]], and (generally) not as thick-billed.[^2] They have a wingspan of approx. 50 cm.[^3] Crows are omnivores. They mostly eat upon the ground, where they “walk purposefully”.[^4] > Crows live in large, close-knit families, and, like social mammals, they not only hunt and forage together but also defend territories and care for the young together.^1 --- Crows in Australia have white irises.[^5] --- - [[Little crow]] (Australia) [^1]: ‘crow’, *Encyclopedia Britannica*, updated 23 February 2024. https://www.britannica.com/animal/crow-bird. [^2]: ‘crow’, *Encyclopedia Britannica*, updated 23 February 2024. https://www.britannica.com/animal/crow-bird. [^3]: ‘crow’, *Encyclopedia Britannica*, updated 23 February 2024. https://www.britannica.com/animal/crow-bird. [^4]: ‘crow’, *Encyclopedia Britannica*, updated 23 February 2024. https://www.britannica.com/animal/crow-bird. [^5]: ‘Little crow (bird)’, *Wikipedia*, 1 March 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_crow_(bird).