Learn about the differences between ravens and crows, including their sizes, beaks, calls, and—if you're lucky to witness it—their smarts.

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. "Crow or raven? New birdsnap app can help." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 05 / 140528163635.htm (accessed ...

Ravens and crows have, bar none, the coolest group names in the animal biz. A collection of crows is, of course, a murder, and a gathering of ravens is called a “conspiracy.” And if you can ...

If you see the two species together, up close and personal, identification is easy. Ravens are about 1/3 again the size of crows. The wingspan of a raven is four feet or so, while for a crow, it’s ...

Crows and Ravens look a lot alike. If they perched side by side it would be easy to tell them apart. The raven at 24 inches long, is half again as big as the crow at 17 inches. Unfortunately they will ...

Crows and ravens may look similar, but they have distinct differences. Ravens are larger with chunkier beaks, longer shaggy feathers on their necks, deeper croaks, and more acrobatic flight patterns.

Crows are birds known for their intelligence, their adaptability, and their loud, harsh "caw." They're part of the same family as ravens, jays, magpies and nutcrackers. Different crow species live ...

The usual “caaw, caaw” call of the American crow also helps in identification as the raven makes a “croaking” call and the fish crow (a smaller bird) makes a nasal sounding “cah." ...

Crows are also going to be more social whereas ravens are either going to be seen by themselves or in a breeding pair. The other big difference between crows and ravens is how they sound.

But is it the sound of a crow or in fact a raven? It depends on where in Australia you are. Here are some tips on identifying these intelligent but often maligned creatures.

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