Thick-billed Raven

This raven has very short feathers on the head, throat and neck, which on the throat and upper breast have an oily brown gloss. The rest of the bird is glossy black except for a distinctive white patch of short feathers on the nape and onto the neck.

The Thick-billed Raven is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

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The Thick-billed Raven is omnivorous, feeding on grubs, beetle larvae from animal dung, carrion, scraps of meat and human food. It has been seen taking standing wheat. When seeking food from dung, it has been seen using a distinct scything movement to scatter the dung and extract the grubs. Nesting It nests in trees and on cliffs, apparently building a stick nest like the similar White-necked Raven. It lays three to five eggs. More

Thick-billed Raven & Distribution MapDistribution and Habitat Its range covers Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopia; its habitat includes mountains and high plateau between elevations of 1500 to 3400 metres. Diet The Thick-billed Raven is omnivorous, feeding on grubs, beetle larvae from animal dung, carrion, scraps of meat and human food. It has been seen taking standing wheat. More

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The Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris) shares with the Common Raven the accolade of the largest in the family. It has a very large bill that is laterally compressed and is deeply curved in profile giving the bird a very distinctive appearance. This bill is black with a white tip and has deep nasal grooves with only light nasal bristle covers. It has very short feathers on the head, throat and neck which on the throat and upper breast, have an oily brown gloss. More

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Previous photographA thick-billed raven at the campsite at Buyit Ras.Next photograph A thick-billed raven at the campsite at Buyit Ras. Easily recognised by the large curved bill and the white nape of the neck, this bird is endemic to Ethiopia, but is perhaps the Simien Mountains' most visible bird. The white nape, which can be invisible against the sky when in flight, can lead to the bird being mistaken for a hornbill. More

Thick-billed Raven - Corvus crassirostris Corbeau corbivau = Corbeau corbivau Gallery : © Alain Eckert Site web : Web gallery Alain Order : Passériformes Family : Corvidae Species : Thick-billed Raven Reference: alec60722 Other pictures Date taken : 2007 Oct Geographic data Country : Ethiopia (et) Place : Dīnsho Latitude : 7° 5' 59'' North More

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