Corvus bennetti
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The little crow (Corvus bennetti) is an Australian species of crow, very similar to the Torresian crow in having white bases to the neck and head feathers (shown when ruffled in strong wind) but slightly smaller (38–45 cm in length) and with a slightly smaller bill. It has the same white iris that distinguish the Australian species from all other Corvus except a few island species to the north of Australia. The western jackdaw (now Coloeus monedula) shares that trait; but while formerly considered members of Corvus, the jackdaws are now commonly put into their own genus Coloeus. Like the Australian raven, the little crow has a blue ring around the pupil.
It ranges over western and central Australia, often inhabiting very dry, near desert areas. It frequents small country towns and cultivated areas, where its flocks have reminded people of the European rook. C. bennetti was named in honour of the New South Wales ornithologist and collector of natural history specimens, Kenric Harold Bennett.
Its food is mainly taken from the ground and includes insects, cereals and other seeds. It is less of a scavenger than the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Cape Range | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Hattah-Kulkyne National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Little Crow sighting in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 102 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and May–June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Little Crow in Ningaloo Marine Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April and July–December, the lowest months. Those are among Ningaloo Marine Park's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against almost none in October.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Little Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Little Crow sightings, Ningaloo Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park (Australia, about 10%) and Cape Range (Australia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Little Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Ningaloo Marine Park (54 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.
