Birds of Mexico

    PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae (Crows, Jays)  
Genus: Corvus (5 species, 50 worldwide)


American Crow
American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos pascuus)
Everglades National Park, Florida, United States  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Northern Raven
Northern Raven (Corvus corax)
Gigrin Farm, Wales
  Larger than the American Crow.
   
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Chihuahuan Raven
Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus)
Cochise, Arizona, USA  
   
Photograph by Tony Morris     Copyright and usage info


Tamaulipas Crow
Tamaulipas Crow (Corvus imparatus) ENDEMIC
Cameron County, Texas,  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.

Compare to very similar Sinaloa Crow, and note vocal differences.

Sinaloa Crow
Sinaloa Crow (Corvus sinaloae) ENDEMIC
San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico  
   
Photograph by Jerry_Oldenettel     Copyright and usage info

Visually identical to the Tamaulipas Crow but vocally very different. Its call is a high-pitched, jay-like 'ceow', while the Tamaulipas crow has a low, gruff, frog-like croak (Wikipedia).


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