Corvus leucognaphalus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The white-necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus) is the largest of the four Caribbean corvids. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic); it was formerly also extant on Puerto Rico and Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands, but has been extirpated from both islands due to considerable forest clearance and hunting for meat.
Two other species, the Cuban crow (C. nasicus) 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. palmarum being sympatric with the white-necked crow on Hispaniola, indicating two distinct arrivals of crows onto the island, and a resulting niche differentiation, similar to C. nasicus and the Cuban palm crow (Corvus minutus) on Cuba.
A stocky bird, it is the largest Caribbean... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Crow sighting in Jaragua National Park on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-necked Crow in Jaragua National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November, the lowest month. That is one of Jaragua National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against 20 mm in January. June to September have too few records to rate.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-necked Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate White-necked Crow sightings, Jaragua National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Los Haitises National Park (Dominican Republic, about 90%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-necked Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Jaragua National Park (39 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.
