Common ravens, Corvus corax, were formerly known as northern ravens. They are magnificent birds: large, glossy, black, intelligent and playful, that are not to be confused with their cousins, American ...

“There were three ravens sat on a tree, they were as black as they could be. … Then one of them said to his make, where should we our breakfast take?” That’s a ballad I often enjoy singing, from ...

There's probably something in your world that makes you go "Hmmm..." Our feature OKI Wanna Know is a chance for you to get an answer. This week, WVXU's Bill Rinehart enters the world of birds. Spence ...

The two species undertook a rapid expansion across the planet during their evolution, during which time they left other members of their group, the corvidae, including jays, magpies and jackdaws, ...

Ravens and crows are among the most fascinating birds in the world, captivating people with their intelligence, adaptability, and striking black plumage. While they may look similar at first glance, ...

One is larger, smarter, and perhaps more vocally complex than the other. Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things ...

Crows and ravens are hard to tell apart, but basically, the common raven is bigger than the American and Northwestern crow. So, you might think that ravens would win in a fight. But that doesn’t seem ...

Prophet!” said I, “thing of evil!—prophet still, if bird or devil!—Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ...

"Nevermore," quoth the raven in Edgar Allan Poe's eponymous poem. "No more," quoth Bay Area residents, sick of the bird's squawking and propensity for pooping on windshields. The population of ravens ...

Maybe it’s because my earliest childhood cartoon heroes were Heckle and Jeckle, but it has always struck me as odd that the smartest family of birds in North America — the Corvidae — receive such a ...

A new study presented citizen science data which supports that American Crows and Northwestern Crows almost exclusively (97 percent of the time) instigate any aggressive interactions with Common ...