It depends on the bird though, doesn't it? I seem to remember (from one of Konrad Lorenz's books maybe?) that while corvids are extremely smart, some other bir

It depends on the bird though, doesn't it? I seem to remember (from one of Konrad Lorenz's books maybe?) that while corvids are extremely smart, some other birds are pretty dumb by human standards... I think some raptors, like eagles and hawks, are very simple-minded. It struck me reading this as a kid because I thought eagles were majestic, how come they aren't also smart? Disclaimer: this may very well be outdated scientific understanding of raptors.