“…Corvids are known for their cognitive sophistication (Brecht, Hage, Gavrilov, & Nieder, 2019; Clayton & Emery, 2015; Ditz & Nieder, 2016; Moll & Nieder, 2015; Nieder, 2017), and their social–cognitive abilities specifically. For example, Eurasian jays have been reported to flexibly respond to the desires of their partner (Ostojić et al, 2016; Ostojić, Shaw, Cheke, & Clayton, 2013), and ravens and California scrub-jays seem to be sensitive to the perspective and knowledge of their conspecifics (Bugnyar, Reber, & Buckner, 2016; Dally, Emery, & Clayton, 2006). This behavior has earned corvids the title of “feathered apes” (Emery, 2004)—but do they share the capacity for self-recognition with some of the great apes, too?…”