Bird Guide

Cape Crow vs Chihuahuan Raven

Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)

Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Large553 gGrassland

Voice: The voice is described as a krrah.....krrah.....krrah or a quicker kah-kah-kah. It also makes very loud, liquid bubbling sounds that carry quite a distance; it also gives throaty chuckles. Some evidence indicates that vocal mimicry is practised, too.

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Photo: Diego Rubolini · CC BY 4.0
Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)

Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus cryptoleucus

Large534 gGrassland

The proportions resemble the common raven with a heavy bill, but is about the same size as a carrion crow, or slightly larger than the American crow (44–51 cm (17–20 in) long). The plumage is all-black with a rich purple-blue gloss in good light. Like the forest raven, little raven, fan-tailed raven and Australian raven, it is one of the smaller raven species. Voice: The voice is similar to that of the common raven with "pruk-pruk" sounds and other croaks at slightly higher pitches. Like all corvids, the Chihuahuan raven is capable of vocal mimicry. However, this behavior is mostly recorded in captivity and rarely in the wild.

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Photo: Rajan Rao · CC BY 4.0

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