![]() ![]() ![]() In addition to the hackles, ravens can also articulate some of their other facial feathers in way crows cannot. When vocalizing or displaying the raven’s hackles become especially obvious. That’s because ravens, by mass, are about twice the size of an American crow. This especially helpful if you live in an area where they overlap, but even if you don’t, I find that people who are used to seeing crows take notice when they see a raven in person because it feels ~aggressively~ large. Overall size can be a good place to start. Fortunately, there are many different types of clues you can use to tell one from the other, so feel free to use the links to skip around to what interests you.Īlthough crows and ravens are superficially quite similar, there are variety of features that can be used to tell one from the other. ![]() ![]() But with the right tools and a little practice you can most certainly develop the skill. For two birds that are surprisingly far apart on the family tree, American crows ( Corvus brachyrhynchos) and common ravens ( Corvus corax) can be awfully hard to distinguish, especially if you rarely see both together. ![]()
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