Large-Billed Crow
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| ハシブトガラス | |||
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| AKA | Jungle crow, thick-billed crow
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| Romaji | Hashibutogarasu
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| Debut | Kemono Friends (2015 Game) | ||
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| Scientific Name | Corvus macrorhynchos
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| Distribution | Asia
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| Diet | Omnivore
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| Avg. Lifespan | ?
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| Read More | Large-billed crow
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| Large-Billed Crow | Season 2 | Festival | Pavilion | KF3 | Nexon Game | Stage Play | Gallery |
The Large-Billed Crow is a type of bird Friend that appeared in the original Kemono Friends mobile game.
Appearance
Large-Billed Crow is shown wearing a full black Seifuku style school uniform, complete with a black knife-pleated mini skirt, a light gray underskirt, black tights, black full length gloves, black, scrunched down socks and black loafers. Her shoulder length hair is also black, with her bangs covering her left eye and fading to a gray-white color. Her eyes are a light, faded blue, and her broad feathered tail is fanned out wide and, like the rest of her coloration, black.
Series Appearances
| Media | Role | First Appearance | |
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| 2015 | Nexon Game | ↪ Minor character, playable character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Pavilion | ↪ Observable character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Festival | ↪ Minor character | |
| 2018 | Kemono Friends Picross | Appears on multiple puzzles | |
| 2018 | Stage Play "Kemono Friends 2" ~Kemonos of the Snowy Night~ | ↪ Minor character | |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 2 | ↪ Background character | Episode 8 |
| 2019 | Kemono Friends 3 | ↪ Minor character, playable character | |
| 2022 | Kemono Friends Kingdom | ↪ Minor character, NPC | |
In Real Life
The large-billed crow is a common, widespread bird throughout Southeast Asia, with a large population in Japan. They are slightly bigger than the common American crow, with a thicker beak and more squared head making them appear more raven-like. Their nests are normally made high up on trees, usually conifers. While they used to be made with twigs, the crows have adapted to their urban environment using wire clothes hangers instead. However, large-billed crows do not breed during their first year.
Large-billed crows appear black, but have a blue-violet sheen to their feathers. They roost in large flocks, sometimes numbering in the thousands. They have a linear dominance hierarchy, remembered based off individual recognition. Their diet is varied, going for pretty much anything edible they can find, be it plant or animal, alive or dead.
Their call is generally the same as most other species of crow, though usually deeper in pitch. They are also occasionally witnessed mimicking woodpecker drumming. There are not many predators for the large-billed crow, with most deaths being attributed to illness or parasites.
The large-billed crow was once known as the jungle crow until it was split into three species, with Corvus macrorhynchos taking on the common name of large-billed crow.
Trivia
- Several field fires near Fushimi-Inari shrine in Kyoto have been attributed to crows flying away with lit candles for their wax, which is often made from Tallow.
- The nests they build out of wire clothes hangers can sometimes cause blackouts when made too close to power lines. Because of this, the governor of Tokyo assembled a task force to locate and destroy crow nests made with this wire.
- These crows take advantage of cars to crack open tough nuts. They wait for the lights to show it is safe to cross a crosswalk, place walnuts on the road, and after they are driven over and cracked open the crows fly back out at the next traffic cycle to retrieve the nut.
- Large-Billed Crow is the most iconic crow species known for their cries "kaa kaa kaa" which frequently being used in anime and games.
References
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_crow
2. https://corvidresearch.blog/2015/05/01/corvid-of-the-month-the-jungle-crow/
3. http://www.avesnoir.com/the-jungle-crow/