Crows are the only wildlife featured in Template:IconLink.
Often found in pairs, they are usually perched on top of rocks and crates around the outskirts of the Map, but can also be found standing on the ground in an area without rocks and crates.
Regular Crows
If a Player is too close to a Crow, they will make a small noise and fly above the skybox. They will then return 15 seconds later, possibly making another smaller sound as they land. This event can be triggered by both the Survivors and the Killer. The noise of Crows will not present a visual cue to the Killer, unless they have the Perk Template:IconLink, which provides a visual cue at a certain range.
Survivors can prevent startling a Crow by crouching past it or by equipping Template:IconLink, a teachable Template:IconLink of Jake Park.
A cloaked Template:IconLink will also not startle Crows. However, when the cloaked Wraith touches crows that are on the ground, they will fly away.
Crows tend to land near a Survivor if they stay still for too long.
Scared off Crows will land again after 15 seconds.
Stillness Crows
Stillness Crows are special Crows that will spawn above a Survivor's head, flying in circles, if that Survivor is staying in an area for too long without performing any interactions such as repairing a generator for example. This also applies to when a Survivor hides inside a Template:IconLink for too long, though the crows will then be perched atop the little roof.
Stillness Crows will caw, a noise than can be heard quite clearly from several metres away, which can alert a Killer who recognises this to your location. The circling crows are also quite visible from a distance, which will further alert an experienced Killer to your location, even without the noise indicator from the third Stillness Crow.
Up to three Stillness Crows can appear unless the Template:IconLink moves away from the area they were in or starts performing interactions. The third Stillness Crow will give the Killer a noise indicator to the Survivor's precise location.
This is to prevent Survivors from going AFK in Lockers for the whole duration of a game or for hiding in the same area for too long (e.g. Hatch camping).
Spawn Time
| Stillness Crow | Time the Survivor is inactive | Noise Indicator? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 seconds | No |
| 2 | 75 seconds | No |
| 3 | 90 seconds | Yes |
Note that the Template:IconLink will receive the Loud Noise Indicator on a 10-second-loop as soon as the third Stillness Crow spawns.
Losing Stillness Crows
In order to lose Stillness Crows, a Survivor needs to start interacting with something in the area or leave it and move on to another area of the Map. Crows are lost in specific intervals:
| Stillness Crow | Despawn time |
|---|---|
| 3 | 0 seconds |
| 2 | 45 seconds |
| 1 | 75 seconds |
Trivia
- On The Pale Rose and, there are many Crows sitting on the main landmark, the Paddle Steamer. When either a Survivor or a Killer walks into the main landmark, they will caw at the same time and fly away. The cawing can be heard across the whole map, alerting every Player to someone's presence on or near the Paddle Steamer. Both Killers and Survivors can use this to their advantage.
- The same is true for the main Landmark of Grim Pantry.
Video
Gallery
Crows standing on a rock
