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Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis

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 Israel.January 8, February 16, March 25, April 16, May 10, June 1, July 1, August 3, September 9, October 5, November 8, December 10.
Morocco158
Algeria149
Drâa-Tafilalet130
Israel112
Southern District112
Tamanrasset95
Egypt75
Red Sea Governorate39
Saudi Arabia20
Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab19

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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