Also known as Battle of Grand Coteau or Battle of Carrion Crow Bayou. Esme later sacrificed herself to save her sister from Carrion Crow. The typical lifespan is unknown, but that of the carrion crow is four years. In 2002 the hooded crow was recognised as a separate species from the carrion crow. Next he encounters a carrion crow who warns him that humans could be about. American crows are the New World counterpart to the carrion crow and the hooded crow. Gorcrow is an old term for Carrion crow, a common Eurasian scavenging bird. Nonetheless, a dead carrion crow was discovered in a field close to this gate.