COMMONRAVEN

Common Raven

The Common Raven, also known as the Northern Raven, is a large, all-black passerine bird. Found across the Northern Hemisphere, it is the most widely distributed of all corvids. There are at least eight subspecies with little variation in appearance—although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the Thick-billed Raven, and is possibly the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the Common Raven averages in length and in mass. Common Ravens can live up to 21 years in the wild, a lifespan exceeded among passerines by only a few ...

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common raven

Noun

  1. A large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.


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