Common Raven
(Corvus corax)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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| IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
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| Minnesota | not listed |
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Description |
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Size |
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21″ to 26″in length 45″ to 51″wingspan |
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Voice |
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Similar Species |
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| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is much smaller, about the size of a rock pigeon. The bill is shorter and thinner and there is no tuft of hair on top. In flight the wings are shorter blunt, and splayed; and the tail is broadly rounded. They do not soar when flying. The call is higher-pitched and piercing. | ||
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Coniferous and mixed forests and woodlands, townsites, campsites, landfills |
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Biology |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Uncommon to occasionally common resident, rare migrant |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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| Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Passeriformes (perching birds) | ||
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Corvidae (crows, jays, and magpies) | ||
Genus |
Corvus (crows and ravens) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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Canarian Common Raven (Corvus corax canariensis) Common Raven (Corvus corax clarionensis) Hispanic Common Raven (Corvus corax hispanus) Icelandic Raven (Corvus corax varius) Kamchatkan Raven (Corvus corax kamtschaticus) North African Raven (Corvus corax tingitanus) North Eurasian Raven (Corvus corax corax) Northern Raven (Corvus corax principalis) Punjab Common Raven (Corvus corax subcorax) South Eurasian Common Raven (Corvus corax laurencei) Tibetan Raven (Corvus corax tibetanus) Western Raven (Corvus corax sinuatus) |
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| Common Raven Allen Chartier |
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| Common Raven JMC Nature Photos |
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| Common Raven [Corvus Corax] Dec 28, 2020 |
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About
In this video, we take a look at the common raven. |
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| Common Raven Crowing Larry Jordan |
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Uploaded on Jul 29, 2011 A Common Raven calls from atop a snag at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California |
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