brown-necked raven
corvus ruficollis latin

The Brown-necked Raven has been observed hunting lizards in complex cooperation with other ravens, demonstrating an apparent understanding of prey behavior.

'Some way inland there was a vast saline lake crowded with flamingos and a large variety of waders; vultures all the usual kinds; the brown-necked raven.

This bird is thought to be closer to the Pied Crow C. albus by some authorities, especially in its behaviour than to the Brown-necked Raven.

Rooks have been blamed for eating grain in the UK and Brown-necked Raven for raiding date crops in desert countries.

It soars and plays in thermals even more so than other Raven species and often associates with the Brown-necked Raven roosting in the same tree as it.

The Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a larger bird (52-56 cm in length) than the Carrion Crow though not as large as the Common Raven.

Its plumage is generally all black, though its neck and breast have a brownish tone similar to that of the Brown-necked Raven; this more evident when the plumage is worn.

It is based on the population from Sindh described by Hume in 1873 and is sometimes preferred since the type specimen of subcorax collected by Nikolai Severtzov is possibly a Brown-necked Raven)