Common ravens are huge, black birds with massive beaks. They resemble American crows, both Corvidae. They are the only other all-black North American bird species except the crow.

Ravens have a much louder and more deep-throated cry, and they probably use it in much the same way crows do. They’re calling out to their family, possibly letting them know where food is.

Crows can and do eat almost anything — even bird lovers curse them for gobbling the eggs and young of songbirds. Ravens can survive in desert heat (above 113 degrees Fahrenheit) and arctic chill ...

OKI Wanna Know is your chance to get an answer to one of the great — or not-so-great — mysteries of life in the Tri-State. This edition deals with crows.

Ravens have larger, Roman-nosed bills and shaggy throat feathers, and wedge-shaped tails; crows' tails are barely rounded. Ravens soar upward, like hawks; crows rarely do.

Crows and ravens may look similar, but they have distinct differences. Ravens are larger with chunkier beaks, longer shaggy feathers on their necks, d ...

Beyond demonstrating acute cognition, the crows and ravens in Wascher and Bugnyar’s experiments also demonstrated the possibility that their wild brethren could do likewise.

According to the Massachusetts Audubon Society, crows are twice as large as grackles and are black from beak to toe. They’ve also got larger beaks, broader wings and a guttural caw.