About the Tamaulipas Crow
The Tamaulipas crow is a crow found in northeastern Mexico and southern Texas.
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It is a relatively small and sleek looking crow, 34–38 centimetres (13–15 in) in length. It has very glossy dark, bluish plumage, which appears soft and silky. The bill is quite slender and black, as are the legs and feet. The Chihuahuan raven, a much larger and very different bird, is the only crow it commonly occurs alongside. Voice: The voice of this crow is unusual and unlike most other species of the genus Corvus. It has a low croaking sound rather like a frog and a call that is described as a soft "gar-lik".
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Where it lives
Recorded as a rare visitor in United States.
When to see it
Peak activity in April · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Grey CrowCorvus tristisThe gray crow, formerly known as the bare-faced crow, is about the same size as the Eurasian carrion crow but has somewhat different proportions and quite atypical feather pigmentation during the juvenile phase for a member of this genus.
Palawan CrowCorvus pusillusThe Palawan crow is a passerine bird of the family Corvidae, in the genus Corvus.
Thick-billed RavenCorvus crassirostrisThe thick-billed raven averages 64 cm (25 in) in length, with a range of 60 to 70 cm (24 to 28 in) and weighs approximately 1.15 kg (2.5 lb) in females and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in males on average.
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