Northwestern crow
Corvus caurinus
Identification Tips:
- Length: 14.5 inches
- Entirely black plumage
- Squared-off tail
- Range restricted to coastal areas from Alaska to Washington
Similar species:
American Crow is very similar but has different range. Common Raven is
larger with wedge-shaped tail and different call.
Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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