r/crows • u/Unusual-Tower1679 • 1d ago

Seeking advice/help Crows or Ravens?

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Shortly before taking this video I had spotted a couple of ravens for the first time in this area, confirmed by their distinctive calling. There are lots of crows in the area too, so wasn't sure if this pair are ravens or crows. Is it possible to tell from this video? Thanks.

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u/SillyJoshua 1d ago

Impossible to tell from this video

Crows can be up to 21 inches long, by the way

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago

Yes, crows can be as long as 21 inches and ravens can be that short so they’re truly is some overlap but it’s usually with the outliers.

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u/ThisIsDogePleaseHodl 1d ago

Like another person said it’s not possible to tell from this video for certain.

Amount of flapping and size can’t be determined without one of the other species to compare it to.

I was trying to see if the tail looked fan shaped/rounded or longer and pointier/wedge shaped. It honestly looks a bit longer and straighter rather than rounded yet still not possible to say definitively I don’t believe.

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u/peanutsforcorvids 1d ago

I think they are crows. They look smaller, their wings seem too short for them to be ravens. Hard to be sure from this perspective but the tail seems too straight.

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u/Odd-Split-494 1d ago

Crows, I think. Ravens don’t flap their wings as much. 

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u/PinkRamen_34 1d ago

Crows. The tail shape is different. Ravens have diamond shaped tailed. Crows have a rounded fan tail.