There hasn't been as much study done within the corvidae family as in some others, since the birds are common and (with a few exceptions) don't usually end up on endangered species lists. However, scientists are discovering that crows and ravens aren't so 'common' after all, and may be among the most intelligent of birds, which has led to a greater interest in them than in past years.

Here's a few facts about various members of the family, and some links to studies and articles highlighting crows and ravens.

Information available on this page:

• Welcome to the Corvidae Family - a quick overview of the main members of the family known as the corvidae.
• Names - A list of names for various corvidae, including Latin (scientific) names, names in foreign languages, and group names.
• Raven Facts - Lots of information, all about ravens.
• Crow facts - Lots of information, all about crows.
• What's the difference between a Crow and Raven? - A quick summary of the main differences.
• Tracks - what do a raven's tracks look like, anyway? Or a crow's?
• Books on the corvidae family which I would recommend.
• Some facts which connect ravens to the Phoenix Legend.

Note: Since these aren't my pages, I can't guarantee that any particular link will be working on a given day. If a link is consistently down, let me know and I'll remove it from the list.

• Encyclopedia Britannica's entry for Ravens.
  
• The Animal Diversity Web - The best place I've found for scientific facts on just about any bird. Take the links to Birds, and look under Classification. From there find: Order Passeriformes, Family Corvidae.
  
• The Patuxent Research Center has lots of good info on various birds in the Corvidae Family.
  
• The North American Breeding Bird Survey has range maps & breeding info on all sorts of birds.
• Doug von Gausig's Naturesongs Page has an excellent variety of birdsongs, including a whole section on Corvids.
  
• The Patuxent Research Center's list of Birdsongs including the Blue Jay and American Crow.
  
• The Corvi Chronicle published by the American Society of Crows and Ravens (a club for corvid enthusiasts) contains several informative articles.
  
• Crows.net - A site devoted to the Language and Culture of Crows.
  
• Jon Higbee's Crow Advocacy / Crow Friendship Page - including information about corvids as pets.
  
• Check out the California Living Museum's page on ravens.
  
• The Royal Society fot the Protection of Birds has this info section on Choughs.
  
• End of Recovery Stroke a look at the way ravens fly, from a book of bird illustrations.
• Tool-using Crows give new meaning to the term 'Bird-Brained' - PDF of the article by Richard Karel, in Psychiatric News, March 1, 1996. Many thanks to Mr. Karel for permission to post his article here.

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There's probably plenty of info on Corvidae and other birds available at your local library, too.

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