Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Brown-necked Raven*
Id (Atlas):
Corvus ruficollis
Description (10 )
Brown-necked Raven
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Other Names (World)
Brown-necked Raven, Desert Raven
Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)
Size
50 - 56 cm
First Described (Guide )
Lesson, 1831
Afghanistan (B) (NB), Algeria, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (B) (NB), Israel (B), Jordan (B) (NB), Kazakhstan (B), Kenya, Kuwait (B), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman (B), Pakistan, Palestinian Authority Territories (B), Qatar, Saudi Arabia (B), Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan (B) (NB), United Arab Emirates (B), Uzbekistan (B) (NB), Western Sahara (B), Yemen (B).
Vagrant to Bahrain, Gambia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Invertebrates, grain, fish, carrion.
Voice
A harsh 'karr-karr-karr'. A 'kuerk-kuerk' uttered in flight.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (58)... )
Listen to XC322671
Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis ) [XC322671 ]
by Guy Kirwan from Har Hanegev Hatzfoni, Be'er Sheva, South District, Israel (flight call)
Listen to XC456852
Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis ) [XC456852 ]
by Alain Verneau from Monte Gordo NP, Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde (call)
Young
Fledge in about 37 - 38 days.
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Forms a superspecies with Pied Crow (Corvus albus ) and Somali Crow (Corvus edithae ). Sometimes considered conspecific with Somali Crow (Corvus edithae ).
References
See References .
Files:
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For more information about the Brown-necked Raven see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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