Which corvid? Sydney, Australia (1 Viewer)

[Wiganlad]

Seen in Sydney on 1st February this year. I assumed Australian Raven but he seems a bit short overall. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.

 

[Larry Sweetland]

Seen in Sydney on 1st February this year. I assumed Australian Raven but he seems a bit short overall. Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
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I think the long throat hackles confirm Aus Raven.

 

[Wiganlad]

Thanks Larry. I wonder if it is a young one then. Here is an Australian Raven in Sydney too, alongside the other one.....seems longer overall and maybe longer hackles.

 

[Butty]

seems longer overall and maybe longer hackles

Looking at the feather detail, I wouldn't be at all surprised if this was the same bird as in your pics 1-2. But, regardless of that, I think you're onto a loser trying to compare body length/slimness/whatever or hackle-length in these photos (eg look at the apparent difference in hackle-length between pic 1 and pic 2 showing what we are taking to be the same bird); this is just down to changing posture. Australian-corvid ID is a dark art - and often the best one can do is just to identify them as whatever the locals identify them as.

 

[Wiganlad]

Not many locals around at the time unfortunately but glad it's not just me that finds it hard to id these 'crows' as everyone in the family over there calls them!