Whether it be in the original JAPANSE or Dubbed in English,
There's sometimes a scene where a character does something so idiotic, that some crows can be heard CAWING in the background?
Well, TV TROPES has a term for that:
This is a gag when......
Ok. I'm starting to sound like a broken record so let me get into this blogpost before one of them crows starts making fun of me.
That's the more realistic take on the IDIOT CROW.
Just a symbolism if you say so yourself.
Often at times they camera would pan up and you see a flock of crows making noises that sound like they're making fun of the character.
Sometimes the crows don't appear but you can still hear a faint Cawing on the background.
Sometimes, some productions take it up a notch with a more comedic approach.
If you've seen an episode of NARUTO,
"CAW!!! AHO! AHO!"
You'll know that the production staff really love their Cartoony Crows appearing in episodes.
It's mostly filler but sometimes, they do show up in Canonical episodes too.
It's also ironic how the DUB for the first NARUTO anime allowed the crows to say AHO but SHIPPUDEN mandated that the crows' AHO be translated to IDIOT!
This cartoony style of Crows appearing out of nowhere just to verbally torment the characters often would have the crow say "AHO AHO!"
Probably because the Japanese word AHO is also the ONOMATOPOIEA of a crow cawing.
Reminds me of a one-off gag from RANMA 1/2 where a crow from Jusenkyo, China, takes a crap on poor RANMA's face. 
All while Crowing/Laughing it up.
"AHO! AHO! AHO!"
"ARGH!!!!"
"NO FAIR YOU!!!! STUPID BIRD!!!!! COME BACK HERE!!!!!"
I think this might be the only time the AHO CROWS in anime has ever took a crap on the protagonist's ego because from other anime, the crow just mocks the characters. Through and Through.
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