Corvids are birds that belong to the family Corvidae and in Australia are crows and ravens. Their cry is as much a soundtrack of regional Australia as the relentless drone of a billion insects.

Ravens and crows have, bar none, the coolest group names in the animal biz. A collection of crows is, of course, a murder, and a gathering of ravens is called a “conspiracy.” And if you can ...

The raven features a lot in native North American folklore, revered as a deity and regarded as a trickster and even as a mediator between life and death. For visitors to the Grand Canyon in Arizona, ...