Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– very large passerine, size of Northern Raven
– in WP restricted to Northern Africa
– non-migratory, dispersal movements of immatures

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>

BIF913_MPU_I1Q8392_121224_bnrav-1_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0913, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

BIF914_MPU_I1Q1182_150224_bnrav-1_oman_muqshin
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0914, 24/02/2015, Muqshin, Oman, Mathias Putze

BIF915_MPU_I1Q8419_121224_bnrav-1_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0915, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

BIF916_MPU_I1Q8406_121224_bnrav-1_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0916, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

BIF917_MPU_I1Q8576_121224_bnrav-1_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0917, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

BIF918_MPU_I1Q9098_121224_bnrav-2_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0918, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

BIF919_MPU_I1Q9097_121224_bnrav-2_mor_rissani
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0919, 24/12/2012, Mor Rissani, Morocco, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

BIF920-3_PFR07045_2-11_120504_bnrav-SOC_egy_wadi-el-rayan_MS
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
BIF0920, 04/05/2012, Wadi Al Rayan, Egypt, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Western Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Oriental Crow
Hooded Crow
Northern Raven

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