Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws to the common raven of the Holarctic ... In Europe, the word “crow” is used to refer to the carrion crow or the hooded crow ...

Because crows and ravens are omnivores, they will eat everything from insects and small mammals to carrion. Their ability to deal with pests likely more than makes up for any damage they do to ...

A new study finds that carrion crows can recognize geometrical shapes, a skill previously seen only in humans.

Carrion crows and humans line up patiently ... Biologists already knew the corvid family–it includes crows, ravens, rooks, magpies and jackdaws–to be among the smartest of all birds.

The raven features a lot in native North ... twice the size of a crow, is a familiar sight, hanging around parking spots, on the lookout for scraps or carrion, or performing acrobatics in the thermals ...