Ravens have shaggier feathers around their bill and on their neck, which can puff out when the bird vocalizes. The feathers around a crow’s head are smooth and neat. Ravens and crows have ...

Bill is larger than other American crows, but distinctly smaller than either raven. On rare occasions individuals show white patches in wings. Juvenile: brownish cast to feathers; grayish eye ...

Though similar in appearance to the American crow, the common raven (Corvus corax) is distinguished by its large size, fluffy neck feathers, and long, thick beak. The ubiquitous raven croak can carry ...

One of the most pyrotechnic examples of avian word play is this limerick by Dixon Lanier Merritt: Before the invention of the crowbar, crows had to drink at home. A raven has 17 rigid feathers ...