Common Raven
Corvus corax
Where is it found?
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Forests and grassland
Diet and foraging method
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Opportunists, mainly scavenge for carrion, but will hunt for insects and small vertebrates, as well as eat plants.
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Key Adaptations
Large, robust bill for ripping and tearing carrion.
Social organisation and mating system
Solitary
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Form socially monogamous breeding pairs for life
Did you know that...?
Like parrots, Raven can mimic a variety of noises in captivity including car engines, toilets flushing and human speech! In the wild, Ravens utilise this skill to imitate wolves or foxes to attract these larger scavengers to a carcass the Raven isn't strong enough to break in to on its own.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Corvus corax 1 (Marek Szczepanek)" by Marek Szczepanek - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_corax_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg#/media/File:Corvus_corax_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg
"Common Raven (Corvus corax) RWD" by Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Raven_(Corvus_corax)_RWD.jpg#/media/File:Common_Raven_(Corvus_corax)_RWD.jpg
"Corvus corax tingitanus MHNT 232 HdB Djebel Messaad Algerie" by Didier Descouens - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_corax_tingitanus_MHNT_232_HdB_Djebel_Messaad_Algerie.jpg#/media/File:Corvus_corax_tingitanus_MHNT_232_HdB_Djebel_Messaad_Algerie.jpg
"Corvus corax 1 (Marek Szczepanek)" by Marek Szczepanek - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_corax_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg#/media/File:Corvus_corax_1_(Marek_Szczepanek).jpg
"Common Raven (Corvus corax) RWD" by Dick Daniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Raven_(Corvus_corax)_RWD.jpg#/media/File:Common_Raven_(Corvus_corax)_RWD.jpg
"Corvus corax tingitanus MHNT 232 HdB Djebel Messaad Algerie" by Didier Descouens - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_corax_tingitanus_MHNT_232_HdB_Djebel_Messaad_Algerie.jpg#/media/File:Corvus_corax_tingitanus_MHNT_232_HdB_Djebel_Messaad_Algerie.jpg
