CORVIDAE of Africa
The Corvidae family contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. They are considered the most intelligent of the birds. They are medium to large in size, with strong feet and bills, and a single moult each year (most passerines moult twice). Most species have bristle-like feathers covering their nostrils. They are omnivores having a varied diet. Corvids are found worldwide except for the tip of South America and the polar ice caps. [abstracted from Wikipedia]
Crows and Allies
Order Passeriformes Family Corvidae
Genus Corvus
The genus Corvus consists of large birds that are are either black all over, or mainly black with white or grey patches. They range in size from the relatively small Jackdaws to the very large Common Raven. The 40 or so members of this genus occur on all continents except South America and Antarctica.
Crow, Cape aka Black Crow Corvus capensis Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels near De Hoop, South Africa
Crow, House Corvus splendens Found: Asia, Africa, Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Benjamint444 - Pokhara, Nepal 2) Darren Bellerby - Thane Creek, Mumbai, India
Crow, Pied Corvus albus Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1, 2, 7) Dick near Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
3) Dick - World of Birds, SouthAfrica 4, 5, 6) Dick - Tanzania
Jackdaw aka Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen 2, 3) Dick Daniels - Scotland
RAVENS
Raven, Common Corvus corax Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Arizona 2 - 4) Dick - Wyoming 5) Dick - Napel 6) Dick - California
Raven, Fan-tailed Corvus rhipidurus Found: Asia, Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels - Tanzania
Raven, White-necked Corvus albicollis Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Greg Hume - Cincinnati Zoo 2) David Schenfeld - Rwanda
Genus Pyrrhocorax
Chough, Alpine Pyrrhocorax graculus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Gunter Hildebrandt 2) Mathias Bigge - Austria
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