The House Crow (Corvus splendens) is a black-colored bird with gray covering its neck, head, and upper abdomen. It is smaller in size than the brown-necked raven and is considered an invasive bird in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it was not recorded there until the 1980s.
Distribution of the house crow
In Saudi Arabia, the house crow (Corvus splendens) is found exclusively in coastal cities of the Eastern Province, including Ras Tanura, Al-Khobar, Al-Jubail, Dammam, and Safwa. The first recorded breeding of the species in Saudi Arabia was in Ras Tanura in 1983, and it appeared in Al-Jubail in the mid-1990s.
Life of the house crow
The breeding season of the house crow varies depending on its location but generally falls between February and September. The female lays between two and five eggs, which are blue-green with olive spots on the swollen area. Both parents participate in raising the young, though nest-building is primarily the female's task, while the male gathers the necessary materials. The incubation period lasts approximately sixteen to seventeen days, and the chicks begin to fly at twenty-one to twenty-eight days. Some crows reuse the same nest for multiple years after making necessary adjustments. In some cases, up to ten pairs of house crows may build nests in a single tree.
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