Beginner birders may find it difficult to identify these two black birds: the Common Raven and the American Crow.

The differences in the American crow and the common raven are obvious when seen together. The raven weighs 2.6 pounds and has a wingspan of 53 inches.

The raven at 24 inches long, is half again as big as the crow at 17 inches. Unfortunately they will rarely give you such an easy side by side comparison. More commonly you see them at some distance ...

Ravens and crows are among the most fascinating birds in the world, captivating people with their intelligence, adaptability, ...

They have a similar appearance to crows, but if you see the two birds together the difference is fairly obvious. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss ravens and crows on Natural Selections.

Crows are also going to be more social whereas ravens are either going to be seen by themselves or in a breeding pair. The other big difference between crows and ravens is how they sound.

Without size and strength, crows and ravens might not have evolved to be so smart and adaptive, a new study explains.

After determining that the crows and ravens were able to rapidly diversify, Botero said the researchers began investigating the traits that allowed the animals to occupy drastically different habitats ...

Tim Carl delves into the mystery of crows and ravens to discover what has made them so central a character to so many cultural stories throughout history.

The secret behind crows and ravens' global success is a combination of size and smarts, a new study finds.