When a raven is flying, the tail feathers are arranged in a diamond pattern, but the crow's tail feathers are more like a flat-edged fan. Raven vs Crow in flight.

Crow tail feathers are all the same length and will spread out like a fan. A raven’s tail feathers are longer in the center and, when the bird is in flight, take on a wedge or diamond shape.

If your bird takes flight before you can creep close enough to stare at its bill, check out its tail. A crow’s tail is shaped like a hand fan, while a raven’s tail feathers don’t spread ...

Specifically: a carved hat featuring the wings and tail of a raven, and a headdress, or "shakee.át," topped with the feathers of a flicker, a robin-size relative of the woodpecker.

And a crow’s tail is going to be..they’re squared. All of their tail feathers are going to be the same length so it looks like they have a squared tail when they’re flying,” Bauer said.