Raven
Common Raven
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Corvus
Species
See text. // Look up raven in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 Common Raven range Subspecies The Common Raven (Corvus corax), also known as the Northern Raven, is a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, with iridescent feathers. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Animal (disambiguation). ... Typical Classes See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... Genera many, see article text Corvidae is a family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies and nutcrackers (Clayton and Emery 2005, [1]). Collectively its members are called corvids and there are over 120 species. ... For other uses, see Crow (disambiguation). ...

Raven is the common name given to the largest species of passerine birds in the genus Corvus. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same genus include jackdaws, and rooks. Families Many, see text A passerine is a bird of the giant order Passeriformes. ... For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Genus (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the word Crow, please see Crow (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Jackdaw range The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw or European Jackdaw, is one of the smallest species (34–39 cm in length) in the genus of crows and ravens. ... For other uses, see Rook. ...

In most of Europe and North America, raven is used as a synonym for the widespread Common Raven, and much of the literature and culture surrounding ravens refers to that species. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Synonyms (in ancient Greek, συν (syn) = plus and όνομα (onoma) = name) are different words with similar or identical meanings. ... Binomial name Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 Common Raven range Subspecies The Common Raven (Corvus corax), also known as the Northern Raven, is a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, with iridescent feathers. ... For other uses, see Literature (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ...

Ravens have high intelligence and are perhaps the smartest birds.^[1] Their intelligence might be on par with canids like wolves.^[2] Bird intelligence deals with the definition of intelligence and its measurement as it applies to birds. ...

An obsolete collective noun for a group of ravens (or at least the Common Raven) is an "unkindness". ^[3] In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. ...

Species

• Common Raven (C. corax)
• Australian Raven (C. coronoides)
• Forest Raven (C. tasmanicus)
• Little Raven (C. mellori)
• Thick-billed Raven (C. crassirostris)
• White-necked Raven (C. albicollis)
• Brown-necked Raven (C. ruficollis)
• Chihuahuan Raven (C. cryptoleucos)
• Fan-tailed Raven (C. rhipidurus)
• New Zealand Raven (C. antipodum, extinct)
• Chatham Islands Raven (C. moriorum, extinct)

Binomial name Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 Common Raven range Subspecies The Common Raven (Corvus corax), also known as the Northern Raven, is a large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, with iridescent feathers. ... Binomial name Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 The Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) is the largest member of the genus Corvus in Australia. ... Binomial name Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 The Forest Raven (Corvus tasmanicus) is a large Australian species (50-52 cm in length) that inhabits the island state of Tasmania. ... Binomial name Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 The Little Raven (Corvus mellori) was only separated in 1967 from the Australian Raven () as a distinct species. ... Binomial name Corvus crassirostris Rüppell, 1836 The Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris), a Corvid from the Horn of Africa, shares with the Common Raven the accolade of the largest in the family (60-64 cm in length) and indeed the largest of the bird order Passeriformes (perching birds). ... Binomial name Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 The White-necked Raven, Corvus albicollis, is somewhat smaller (50-54 cm in length) than the Common Raven or indeed its nearest relative, the Thick-billed Raven . ... Binomial name Corvus ruficollis Lesson, 1830 The Brown-necked Raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a larger bird (52-56 cm in length) than the Carrion Crow though not as large as the Common Raven. ... Binomial name Corvus cryptoleucus Couch, 1854 The Chihuahuan Raven (Corvus cryptoleucus), formerly known as the American White-necked Raven, has the proportions of a Common Raven with a heavy bill, but is about the same size as a Carrion Crow, or slightly larger (44-51 cm in length) than the... Binomial name Corvus rhipidurus The Fan-tailed Raven (Corvus rhipidurus) is like the Chihuahuan Raven one of the smaller species (47 cm in length), in fact it is about the same size as a Carrion Crow but with a much thicker bill, shorter tail and much larger wings. ... Binomial name Corvus antipodum (Forbes, 1893) The New Zealand Raven (Covus antipodum Forbes, 1893) was native to the North Island and South Island of New Zealand. ... Binomial name Corvus moriorum (Forbes, 1892) The Chatham Islands Raven was native to the Chatham Islands (New Zealand). ...

See also

• Cultural depictions of ravens
• Raven in mythology

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Notes

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External links

• Raven videos on the Internet Bird Collection