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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
Corvus splendens is commonly distributed throughout India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma.
CHARACTERS:
i) Corvus splendens is commonly known as House crow.
ii) It is a most familiar bird of Indian towns and villages, growing in length from 32 to 42 cm.
iii) The neck is gray.
iv) Each leg bears 4 clawed toes, three directed forwards and one backwards.
v) Omnivorous. It eats almost anything dead rot, kitchen refuse, fish eggs, etc.
vi) Nest is a platform of twigs with a cup-like depression lined with tow, coir- fiber etc.
vii) It is a useful scavenger and an unfailing commensal of man.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE:
i) They raid ripening crops such as wheat and maize and do
considerable damage to fruits in orchards.
