Bird Word: Corvids
- Corvids: birds that belong to the crow or raven family of birds
Crows and ravens, members of the corvid family of birds, are a common species in much of the world. In fact, this family of birds is found throughout the world except the polar caps and the very tip of South America. According to the Wikipedia article this family also includes rook, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies and nutcrackers. It claims that there are over 120 different species of corvids in total.
In Australia the members of this family include:
- Australian Raven
- Little Raven
- Little Crow
- Forest Raven
- Torresian Crow
Little Raven
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we have got a crow that is sooping popele when they walk past why are they doing it i never hard of a crow doing this ever it just trage that all we will like to find out why
Hi Claire,
The crow probably has a nest nearby and is just protecting the eggs or the nestlings. This is quite normal and will probably stop once the little ones are out of the nest and have flown away.
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