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Raven

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Larger birds in the genusCorvus

This article is about species known as ravens in general. For the common raven of the Northern Hemisphere, seeCommon raven.

For other uses, seeRaven (disambiguation).

Common raven of California (*Corvus corax clarionensis*) in flight

Araven is any of several large-bodiedpasserine bird species in the genusCorvus. These species do not form a singletaxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction betweencrows and ravens; the two names are assigned to different species chiefly by size.

The largest species are thecommon raven and thethick-billed raven; these are also the largest passerine species.

Etymology

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The termraven originally referred to thecommon raven (Corvus corax), the widespread species of theNorthern Hemisphere.

The modern English wordraven has cognates in all otherGermanic languages, includingOld Norse (and subsequentlymodern Icelandic)hrafn^[1] andOld High German(h)Raban,^[2] all of which descend fromProto-Germanic*hrabanaz.^[3]

Collective nouns for a group of ravens include a "conspiracy", a "treachery", a "rave" and an "unkindness";^[4]^[5] in practice, most people use the more generic "flock".^[6]

Extant species

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Extinct species and morphs

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†Corvus moriorum –Chatham raven
†Corvus antipodum –New Zealand raven
†Corvus corax varius morphaleucophaeus –Pied raven (extinct morph of common raven)

Gallery

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Common raven
Chihuahuan raven
Fan-tailed raven
Australian raven
A raven with a damaged wing. It can still fly with ease.
White-necked raven
Thick-billed raven

References

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^Oxford English Dictionary entry for "raven".
^Simpson, J.; Weiner, E., eds. (1989). "Raven".Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford:Clarendon Press.ISBN 0-19-861186-2.
^"Raven".Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved14 May 2007.
^Lipton, James (1991).An Exaltation of Larks.Viking Press.ISBN 978-0-670-30044-0.
^Walker, Niccoy (15 February 2023)."What is a Group of Ravens Called?".A-Z Animals.
^"flock of ravens, unkindness of ravens, treachery of ravens, conspiracy of ravens".Google Books Ngram Viewer. Retrieved5 January 2020.

External links

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Wikiquote has quotations related toRavens.

Wikisource has the text of the1911Encyclopædia Britannica article "Raven".

Raven videos on the Internet Bird Collection
North American ravens on eNature

Index of animals with the same common name

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