Prakruti Parichay
CorvidaeCorvus

Punjab Raven

Corvus subcorax

51–56 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Pakistan and NW India. Smaller than Northern, with less pronounced throat hackles. Has brownish cast to head and neck, and thus easily confused with Brown-necked. Best told by stouter bill with straighter culmen, shaggy throat owing to pronounced throat hackles, and stockier build. At rest, folded wings fall slightly short of tail. Veioe Call is deeper, and more guttural and raucous than Brown-necked, resembles Northern's. Lowland desert and semi-desert

Colour

Brown
Average size
53.5 cm
Habitat
Lowland desert and semi-desert
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Pakistan and NW India. Smaller than Northern, with less pronounced throat hackles. Has brownish cast to head and neck, and thus easily confused with Brown-necked. Best told by stouter bill with straighter culmen, shaggy throat owing to pronounced throat hackles, and stockier build. At rest, folded wings fall slightly short of tail. Veioe Call is deeper, and more guttural and raucous than Brown-necked, resembles Northern's. Lowland desert and semi-desert

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Punjab Raven is bigger than Alexandrine Parakeet but smaller than Sri Lanka Junglefowl.

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Punjab Raven

Corvus subcorax

51–56 cm