Crows, Jays

Brown-necked Raven

Corvus ruficollis

The Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a 574 g desert bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Crows, Jays

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

574 g

Habitat

Desert

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

20

Recorded in Israel, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Egypt, Oman, Cabo Verde, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine, EH, Algeria, Mauritania, Kazakhstan, Iran, Tunisia, Yemen, Kenya, Iraq, Niger, Spain.

Where to see it: Oued Jenna (Western Sahara); Dixem Plateau (Yemen); Zone Humide de Lacacão (Republic of Cabo Verde); Gabal el Zayt (Egypt); Rabil Lagoon (Republic of Cabo Verde).

Photo: (c) Mehdi Chetibi, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist