The fish crow (Corvus ossifragus) is a species of crow associated with wetland habitats in the eastern and southeastern United States.

Fish Crows fit the standard crow shape: hefty, well-proportioned birds with heavy bills, sturdy legs, and broad wings. At rest, Fish Crows’ wings fall short of their medium-length, square tails. Fish Crows are all black. Immatures are less glossy and can become brownish as their feathers wear in their first year.

Like a smaller edition of the American Crow, but with a more nasal voice, and typically found near water, the Fish Crow is very common in parts of the southeast. On the coast, it hunts in salt marshes and tidal flats, and scavenges on the beach. Inland, it …

A relatively small, glossy crow. Very difficult to separate from American Crow by appearance; look for Fish Crow’s slightly more tapered wings, quicker wingbeats, and shorter legs. Most easily identified by voice, a nasal “eh-uh” or single nasal caws.

2025年1月27日 · From an original range among the beaches and wetlands of the Southeast, the Fish Crow has spent the last half-century spreading far inland (even reaching Kansas in the 1980s), typically—but not always—following rivers. At the same time, the species expanded up the East Coast all the way to Maine and even into Canada.

Fish Crows (Corvus ossifragus) are a rather small species of crow endemic to the Southeastern United States. Typically they have been restricted to the coastline from southern New England to Texas, but in the last few decades have been expanding their …

Fish crows have a bluish-violet or greenish gloss over most of the wings and body (less so on lower underparts) that is more extensive than in the American. The bill is usually more slender, but...

鱼鸦（英文名：Fish Crow，学名：Corvus ossifragus），是雀形目鸦科鸦属的鸟类。广泛分布于美国东岸至东南部沿海湿地。以黑色光泽的羽毛和特有的鼻音叫声而著称，与短嘴鸦相似但体型更小。

Fish Crow. This may be said to be the only species of Black-bird found in the United States that is not constantly subjected to persecution. You would suppose it fully aware of its privileges, were you to witness the liveliness of its motions, and to listen to its continued chatter.

Not everyone realizes it, but there are two kinds of crows across much of the eastern United States. Looking almost identical to the ubiquitous American Crow, Fish Crows are tough to identify until you learn their nasal calls. Look for them around bodies of water, usually in flocks and sometimes with American Crows.