will some one please tell me what the difference is between the raven and the crow my 8 year old ask me and I told him that I would ask some one .
2006-12-11 02:25:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
They are both in the same family, the corvids. This family also includes jays and nutcrackers. Ravens are larger than crows. Their bills are heavier and have feather bristles at the base of the bill. Their tails are wedge shaped rather than square. The calls of each are different. Crows caw and ravens croak. Ravens are found in mountainous and desert areas. Crows are more widespread.
There are several different species of crows in the United States; American Crow, Fish Crow, Northwestern Crow and Tamaulipas Crow. There are two species of Ravens; Common Raven and Chihuahuan Raven.
2006-12-11 02:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by sngcanary 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ravens are much bigger than crows, the throat appears more shaggy, they have a wedge shaped tail,the beak is more massive than a crows and is slightly curved at the tip. A raven's call is much more deep and sounds like a crow with a bad cough, but beware of mimics. In flight, a raven will mostly glide, its size and this flight pattern often lead people to confuse them for a medium sized raptors. Whereas a crow will use powered flight and beat its wings fairly regularly.
2006-12-11 11:02:33 · answer #2 · answered by crazy.carabid 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crows are typically smaller with smooth feathers and straight/smooth beak, Ravens are large and have ruffled wing/tail feathers, as well as a crook on the top of their beak.
2006-12-11 14:43:33 · answer #3 · answered by jill.hanson 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To tell the truth, I think the only difference is where they live. It's a good idea to go to the web site I will list for you, and show him.
This is a great site for that. I could be wrong about the location part though. But this is the best website for research.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crows
Good luck.
2006-12-11 12:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Andrea luvs u...maybe...lol 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi,
sngcanary is right.
I have actually held both, crows and a raven.
sngcanary's answer is about the most complete you can get.
GOOD GOING!
2006-12-11 11:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by what'sthis4 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
my understandin is there is no difference, just depends on where you live as to what you call them, in the north we call em crows, in the south and west, ravens...I could be wrong but I have ben told that....hope it helps!!!!
2006-12-11 10:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you have to have a permit, for those kinds of birds. They're under state and federal law.
2006-12-11 12:16:35 · answer #7 · answered by Betty B 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i think ravens are bigger. not quite sure though.
2006-12-11 10:33:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋