‘ BLACK’ CROWS

At-a-glance ID guide to UK birds

Raven

● Very large (Buzzard-sized)

● All black; master of aerobatics

● Massive, well-feathered bill

● Long wings taper from broad base

● Long, shaggy neck, in flight

● Long, wedge-shaped tail

Carrion Crow

● Medium large (crow-sized!)

● All black; default crow

● Medium, well-feathered feathered bill

● Broad, fingered wings

● Short neck, in flight

● Medium, squarish tipped tail

Rook

● Medium large (crow-sized!)

● All black; nests in rookeries

● Naked grey skin on face & narrow bill base

● Broad, fingered wings

● Short neck, in flight

● Medium, rounded-tipped tail

Jackdaw

● Small (dove-sized)

● Grey & black with whitish eye

● Short, stubby bill

● Short, narrow wings

● No neck in flight

● Medium, squarish-tipped tail

Chough

● Smallish (pigeon sized)

● All black; master of aerobatics

● Thin, down-curved, red bill

● Very broad, fingered wings

● Small head & thin bill in flight

● Broad-based, squarish-tipped tail