Corvids

We spoke very briefly about co-operative hunting in corvids and raptors, and about Big Cat Diary. ❋ Darren Naish (2006)

Past experiments have shown that crows and their relatives - altogether known as corvids - are indeed "remarkably intelligent, and in many ways rival the great apes in their physical intelligence and ability to solve problems," said researcher Christopher Bird at the University of Cambridge in England. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In some groups of birds and mammals, such as corvids and apes, respectively, brain to-body ratios are especially high [ ❋ Unknown (2008)

Of course ravens are no mean opportunists themselves, and the only reason to think of them as victims of the prairie falcon was my fondness for corvids. ❋ Annie Proulx (2011)

Gradually those pounding hearts steadied, the flock spread out and life resumed its normal course, which involved ragged bands of corvids, rooks and jackdaws, waddling among the stock to feed. ❋ Mark Cocker (2010)

Magpies are corvids and are considered to be one of the most highly intelligent birds. ❋ David Mizejewski (2011)

Most of the corvids moved on, leaving a few behind to slip through the crowd like secret police. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This Week's Animal Oddity is all about corvids, the group of birds that includes crows, ravens, magpies and jays. ❋ David Mizejewski (2011)

Despite the fact that birds lack the brain structure called the cerebral cortex, which is used by mammals with advanced intelligence think apes, elephants, dolphins and humans, both formal study and casual observation have shown time and again that corvids are among the most intelligent of animals. ❋ David Mizejewski (2011)

In addition, we are deeply concerned about all the wildlife on the Farallon Islands including the 11 other species of seabirds that have a breeding population of over 250,000, the 36 species of marine mammals, the reptiles and amphibians, plus the raptors and corvids that have been migrating and taking up residence. ❋ Maggie Sergio (2011)

Maybe able to mimic human speech the way corvids can… dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds after all… ❋ Unknown (2010)

But what if all the ravens—fellow corvids—left the Tower of London? ❋ Sy Montgomery (2010)