Crow - European species

See text The true crows are in the genus Corvus; they are large Passerine birds. As a group they show remarkable examples of intelligence; it would not be at all an exaggeration to characterize crows as being to birds what higher primates (including humans) are to mammals. They also top the avian IQ scale[1]. Crows and ravens often score very highly on intelligence tests. Crows in the northwestern US (a blend of Corvus brachyrhynchos and Corvus caurinus) show modest linguistic capabilities and the ab ...

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• Crow - Color and society
• Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies
• Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies
• Crow - Mythology and folklore
• Crow - Gods and Goddesses associated or identified with Crows and Ravens
• Crow - Species
• Crow - Australian species
• Crow - North American species
• Crow - African species
• Crow - North African & Asia Minor species
• Crow - European species
• Crow - Asian species

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Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies. Many crow species are all black. Most of their natural enemies, the raptors or "falconiformes", soar high above the trees, and hunt primarily on bright, sunny days when contrast between light and shadow is greatest. Crows take advantage of this by maneuvering themselves through the dappled shades of the trees, where their black color renders them effectively invisible to their enemies above, in order to set up complex ambush attacks. Thus, their black "color" ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African & Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies. Many crow species are all black. Most of their natural enemies, the raptors or "falconiformes", soar high above the trees, and hunt primarily on bright, sunny days when contrast between light and shadow is greatest. Crows take advantage of this by maneuvering themselves through the dappled shades of the trees, where their black color renders them effectively invisible to their enemies above, in order to set up complex ambush attacks. Thus, their black "color" ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Gods and goddesses associated or identified with crows and ravens, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African and Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion. They are commonly thought to circle above scenes of death such as battles. In Native American folklore, Crow is often seen as a similar trickster to Coyote. However, Crow's tricks tend to be more out of maliciousness and he rarely (if ever) is portrayed as a hero. One possible explanation for this is that crows are often considered a pest to crops, which the tribes who came up wit ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Gods and goddesses associated or identified with crows and ravens, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African and Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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Crow - Australian species. Australian Raven C. coronoides Forest Raven C. tasmanicus Relict Raven C. t. boreus Little Crow C. bennetti Little Raven C. mellori Torresian Crow C. orru Crow - North American species. American Crow C. brachyrhynchos Chihuahuan Raven C. cryptoleucus Common Raven C. corax Fish Crow C. ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Gods and goddesses associated or identified with crows and ravens, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African and Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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Crows, and especially ravens, often feature in legends or mythology as portents or harbingers of doom or death, because of their dark plumage, unnerving calls, and tendency to eat carrion. They are commonly thought to circle above scenes of death such as battles. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Chaldean myth, the character Utnapishtim releases a dove and a raven to find land, similar to what Noah does in the book of Genesis. However, in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the dove merely circles and returns. Only then does Utnapishtim send forth the ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African & Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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Crow - Australian species. Australian Raven C. coronoides Forest Raven C. tasmanicus Relict Raven C. t. boreus Little Crow C. bennetti Little Raven C. mellori Torresian Crow C. orru Crow - North American species. American Crow C. brachyrhynchos Chihuahuan Raven C. cryptoleucus Common Raven C. corax Fish Crow C. ...

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Crow, Crow - Color and society, Crow - Extra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Intra-specific uses of color in crow societies, Crow - Mythology and folklore, Crow - Species, Crow - Australian species, Crow - North American species, Crow - African species, Crow - North African & Asia Minor species, Crow - European species, Crow - Asian species

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