Crow

The Crow is one of the most common enemy that appeared in the Resident Evil series since the original Resident Evil, although in Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, they were not infected with the t-Virus.

Information
Crows are a common bird species with populations spanning from Eurasia to the Americas. After the Raccoon City Destruction Incident caused by James Marcus in the Arklay Mountains region, many crows became infected with the t-Virus after consuming smaller, infected animals.

Unlike other animals infected by the t-Virus, crows showed no visible signs of infection aside from their increased size. If threatened, however, they would attack their prey in a flock. Otherwise, they were harmless. It was through the crows that S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team member Forest Speyer became infected with the t-Virus.

Infected Crows would appear again after Raccoon City had become completely infected by the t-Virus. These crows were noticeably more aggressive than the ones found at the Arklay Research Facility.

Appearances
Crows have appeared in every Resident Evil to date. Crows are the easiest enemies to kill as it only took one shot, but they were difficult to shoot due to their ability to fly.

Throughout his search for Ashley Graham in Europe, Leon encountered normal, un-infected crows on a regular basis. These crows were of no threat whatsoever. These Crows had a tendency of collecting shiny objects, stealing pesetas, some even stealing grenades.

Throughout Resident Evil 5, Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar encountered many un-infected crows similar to the crows in Resident Evil 4. A flock of crows were feeding on a dead animal shortly before the pair encountered a group of Majini.

Crows also appeared in the movie Resident Evil: Extinction, where they are shown to have fed off of infected flesh. It is speculated in the film that this propensity is the reason Las Vegas is devoid of the undead. These crows are killed when Alice uses telekinetic blasts on them with fire from a flamethrower, incinerating them.

Trivia

 * Crows usually die with one shot from any gun.
 * Jill and Chris found Forest Speyer dead, pecked to death by a group of crows.
 * There are only 9 crows in Resident Evil 0.
 * In Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 5, dead crows drop money, and sometimes even hand grenades.
 * In the REmake there is a corridor with a crow casting a shadow down on the floor this could be a reference to the Edgar Allan Poe poem, The Raven.
 * Although this enemy is called Crows, their size is of that of Ravens.
 * The crows are the most passive enemies in Resident Evil. Sometimes a player could be in the same room/area as them and they will just fly away or stay idle. Eventually, they will attack if the player runs by or starts shooting at them.
 * The crows will give an extra second in the Operation: Mad Jackal minigame.
 * In Resident Evil 4, the first time a player goes in the area where the El Gigante is first fought, if they kill the Crows gathered in the area, they'll earn 3000-5200pesetas (which is considered good for starters) and a Flash Grenade (this happens most of the time).
 * In Resident Evil 4, a player can dispatch a large group of Crows with a Flash or HE grenades, and single shots from any gun; However as a player advances in the game, they'll need more firepower (and shots) to kill crows.