Common ravens, Corvus corax, were formerly known as northern ravens. They are magnificent birds: large, glossy, black, intelligent and playful, that are not to be confused with their cousins, American ...

The members of the crow family, which includes crows, jays, magpies and ravens, are a group of highly social and highly intelligent birds. Many researchers believe this to be the most intelligent ...

There's probably something in your world that makes you go "Hmmm..." Our feature OKI Wanna Know is a chance for you to get an answer. This week, WVXU's Bill Rinehart enters the world of birds. Spence ...

In Colorado’s mountains, really big black birds are either American crows or common ravens, both of which can be found year-round throughout the state and both of which are often mistaken for the ...

Ravens are the most common large black bird that we see here in the Mountains. Ravens may be the most numerous big dark bird, ...

The two species undertook a rapid expansion across the planet during their evolution, during which time they left other members of their group, the corvidae, including jays, magpies and jackdaws, ...

Biologist Stacia Backensto has fooled a raven. When trying to recapture birds on Alaska’s North Slope during her graduate student days at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, she wore a moustache and ...

"Nevermore," quoth the raven in Edgar Allan Poe's eponymous poem. "No more," quoth Bay Area residents, sick of the bird's squawking and propensity for pooping on windshields. The population of ravens ...

It’s not exactly “The Birds,” but a proliferation of native ravens and crows in Marin and around the state has some environmentalists concerned about damage to the ecosystem because of the smart, ...

They’re smart and resourceful — and they’re flocking to Bay Area cities in record numbers. They know this is where all the opportunity is these days. Crows and ravens were once rare in urban areas, ...

Social media loves a "crow bro" — but is it safe to train crows to interact with humans? Here's why it's not a good idea to befriend a crow.