Corvus brachyrhynchos
System : Terrestrial
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Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Corvidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
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    MR
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    MV
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  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
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Common name
American Crow (English), Cuervo americano (Spanish), Corneille d'Amérique (French)
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Corvus brachyrhynchos. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Corvus+brachyrhynchos on 05-02-2025.

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Red List assessed species 2: LC = 2;
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Bibliography
3 references found for Corvus brachyrhynchos

Management information
Outerbridge, M. E. & Arthur, S. (2016). Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Management Plan for Bermuda. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of Bermuda. 26 pages.
General information
Madeiros, J. Breeding Success and Status of Bermuda’s Longtail Population (White-tailed Tropicbird) (Phaethon lepturus catsbyii) at Ten Locations on Bermuda 2009-2011. Terrestrial Conservation Division, Department of Conservation Services, Bermuda Government. (2011).
Miguel A. Mejías, David B. Wingate, Jeremy L. Madeiros, Yolanda F. Wiersma & Gregory J. Robertson (2017). "Nest-Cavity Selection and Nesting Success of Bermudian White-Tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus catesbyi)," The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129(3), 586-599, (1 September 2017). https://doi.org/10.1676/16-115.1
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MO
Corvus brachyrhynchos
American Crow, Cuervo americano, Corneille d'Amérique
Date assessed
2021-11-10
Year published
2022
Eicat category
MO (Moderate)
Justification for EICAT assessment


The American crow preys on the eggs and chicks of White-tailed Tropicbirds on Bermuda. This predation is likely to be causing declines in populations of the native species (Madeiros 2011).
Confidence rating
Medium
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Predation
Countries of most severe impact
Bermuda
Description of impacts
American crows prey on the eggs of white-tailed tropic birds on Bermuda. Crow predation rates of white-tailed tropicbirds varies across years on offshore island sites on Bermuda.
Assessor
Tom Allmert; Thomas Evans
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Recommended citation
Tom Allmert, Thomas Evans (2025). Corvus brachyrhynchos. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).