Fish Crow

Corvus ossifragus

Year-round in CharlotteUncommon

The take

Looks exactly like an American Crow; the giveaway is the nasal, stuffed-up uh-uh call.

How to ID it

  • Standard crow shape but very slightly smaller than an American Crow
  • All black; immatures duller and brownish as feathers wear
  • Best told by its distinctive nasal call, often given while puffing out a ragged ruff of throat feathers

Field marks at a glance

Size
large
Head
all black
Call
nasal, stuffed-up uh-uh

Where & when

Year-round in Charlotte

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