How to tell Crows from Ravens
How to tell Crows from Ravens
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How the heck am I to tell the lifespan of a bird by looking at it?
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Look at their eyes, it will have the wise look of having dealt with humans for far too long.
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doesn't sound that wise to me
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Mmm most points are valid but...Rooks and Jackdaws are nearly always in groups, but Carrion Crows are often alone. I assume they don't mean Magpies, Jays & Hooded Crows as they look distinctly different, but there's also Choughs to consider re all black crows, and possibly others I'm not familiar with outside of the UK.
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Imagine not being visually distinct from other corvids LMAO
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Ravens sound like a person imitating a crow.
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Ravens live in urban environments too.
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Aren’t ravens also the size of red-tailed hawks, while crows are closer to (but still noticeably larger than) pigeons in size? It’s been a bit since I’ve seen them side-by-side.
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the size of crows varies regionally. east coast crows in north america are considerably larger than west coast crows. further east coast crows are dispersed further into rural areas
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Travel in groups
this depends on species and relationship status
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Also age. For ravens, the younger ones will usually find a small gang to socialize before full maturity, not always pairs.
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In my local language, telling them apart is easy. You listen. If it says "gronk gronk", you call it "ronk". :)
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Here's the thing...
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Damn, i thought the right is either a male or an old crow.
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I've seen crows travel in pairs too... At least I think they're crows? I don't know if we get many ravens in the south east of England but they have a flat bill and such
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If you think it's a raven, it's a crow. If you think it's a cat, it's a raven.