It is the voice, not of a crow, but of the Australian raven. And they are not the same. Australia has five native corvids, according to Birdlife Australia's Sean Dooley. Three are ravens ...

We shall begin the year with an ‘unkindness’ that rarely needed collective noun for the common raven. Majestic, ominous, rapacious and sagacious, with a coat the colour of night, perhaps no bird ...

Though similar in appearance to the American crow, the common raven (Corvus corax) is distinguished by its large size, fluffy neck feathers, and long, thick beak. The ubiquitous raven croak can carry ...