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Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus cryptoleucus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 5,500, February 5,261, March 5,976, April 11,340, May 6,948, June 3,372, July 3,033, August 3,130, September 3,720, October 3,962, November 5,160, December 5,002.
United States169,276
Texas62,405
Arizona45,071
Oklahoma11,360
Colorado7,344
Kansas335
Mexico333
New Mexico285
Nuevo Leon160
Coahuila de Zaragoza33

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
GenusCrows and Ravens · Corvus

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Sources

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Practise Chihuahuan Raven with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.