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Field Guide for all the Birds of North America

Crows

Corneilles

Corvidae

Information, images and range maps on over 1,000 birds of North America, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities

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Although there are four different types of crows in North America, only the sound and cries they make can differentiate one from the other. The appearance and size are similar to one another.

The American Crow has the largest range, from the prairies in Canada to the east coast and down into the southern states. The Fish Crow is not as large and its range is in the southern states as well. The Northwestern Crow lives on the west side of the Rocky Mountains and along the western coastlines. The most southern crow is the Tamaulipas Crow and is found in southern Texas and into Mexico.

All crows are scavengers and are adept at eating a wide range of foods, including crops such as corn and cereal. They are known for their cunning ways and are perceived as intelligent. They are wary of man because he is their main predator. These birds will not tolerate any type of birds of prey and will taunt and attack them until they leave their territories.

Click on the bird names listed below to see pictures of the Crows seen in North America

American Crow

Fish Crow

Hooded Crow

Northwestern Crow

Tamaulipas Crow

Rook

References to Other Bird Sites:

Avibase - the world bird database This site provides the user with a complete list of bird species, broken down per country, or in the example of the US or Canada, per state and province. Here, bird species names are available in other languages, a great asset to be used as a translation of foreign bird names.

ABA - American Birding Association This site represents an organization that maintains official records of all birds species that have been proven to have been seen inside the perimeters of the North American Continent and the surrounding bodies of water. Regular revised versions are posted to keep the bird list current at all times. This is the list used by all serious birders over their lifetime. You may be aware of the movie called the "Big Year". It was with this list that all the competing birders used in an attempt to set a new record as to how many bird species that could be seen by an individual birder in one calendar year.

I hope you will take advantage of these suggested websites. I have used each of them, in one way or another, throughout the years in my quest to better identify and understand our fine feathered friends.

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