This species has adapted well to civilization and has expanded its range into urban settlements in recent years. The shaggy neck feathers or throat hackles form a distinct bulge which helps distinguish this species from the similar Little Raven, Forest Raven and Torresian Crow. Note also the long wings and tail of this species. Two subspecies are recognized with this being the larger nominate race with longer throat hackles. Surprisingly the two subspecies are strongly divergent genetically and have been proposed to qualify as separate species. It has been suggested that the ancestral Australasian corvid assemblage may be basal to the entire worldwide Passerine radiation. Canon PowerShot SX60 HS.
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