Corvus nasicus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The Cuban crow (Corvus nasicus) is a crow species native to the northern Caribbean. Two other Caribbean crow species, the white-necked crow (C. leucognaphalus) of Hispaniola and the Jamaican crow (C. jamaicensis), appear to be very closely related to it, sharing several key morphological features. The ancestor of the fourth and fifth species from this region, the Hispaniolan (C. palmarum) and Cuban palm crows (C. minutus), would appear to be a later arrival (at least in evolutionary terms); both species show more similarities to the fish crow (C. ossifragus) of mainland North America and two Mexican species. This is despite C. minutus being sympatric with C. nasicus on Cuba, indicating two distinct arrivals of crows onto the island, and a resulting niche differentiation, similar to C. leucognaphalus and C. palmarum on Hispaniola.
A stocky, medium-sized (40–42 centimetres or 16–17 inches in length) forest crow, the bill of this species is long and deep with a gentle curve towards the tip giving a large headed profile. The nasal bristles sweep forward then upward and frequently reveal the nostrils which are hidden in almost all other members of the genus... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havana | 🇨🇺 Cuba |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cuban Crow sighting in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, based on 595 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October to February
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cuban Crow in Ciénaga de Zapata on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month. Those are among Ciénaga de Zapata's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in June. September has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cuban Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Ciénaga de Zapata, in our data
Ciénaga de Zapata is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cuban Crow sightings: about 40% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Cuban Crow that you can see in Ciénaga de Zapata (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are American Redstart (about 60%), Palm Warbler (about 60%) and Greater Antillean Grackle (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cuban Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Ciénaga de Zapata (595 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
