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Birdsong field guide

Chihuahuan Raven

Corvus cryptoleucus

A specialized desert corvid of the American Southwest, closely resembling the Common Raven but distinguished by its smaller size and white-based neck feathers.

What it sounds like

A flat, nasal, high-pitched 'kraa' or 'onk' that lacks the deep, hollow resonance of a Common Raven's croak.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Richard E. Webster · United StatesCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Diagnostic white feathers at the base of the neck are typically concealed but become visible when ruffled by wind or during display.
Highly gregarious compared to other ravens, often forming massive communal roosts numbering in the hundreds or thousands during winter.
Nests are often constructed using thorny sticks from mesquite or yucca, frequently incorporating man-made debris like wire and string.
Possesses a more insectivorous diet than the Common Raven, heavily predating on grasshoppers and beetles in arid grasslands.
Specifically adapted to lower-elevation arid environments, whereas the Common Raven typically dominates higher, more mountainous terrain.

Habitat

Arid grasslands, desert scrub, and mesquite-dominated plains.

Range

Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas) and northern to central Mexico.

Similar & commonly confused birds

American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Banggai CrowCorvus unicolor Bismarck CrowCorvus insularis Bougainville CrowCorvus meeki Brown-headed CrowCorvus fuscicapillus Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis Cape CrowCorvus capensis

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