Raven Corvus corax [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Page updated:16-January-2013 |
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Order:
Passeriformes
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Family: Corvidae |
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BTO Codes:
RN, RAVEN
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EURING No: 15720 | |
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Number in Britain:
12 thousand pairs (Summer)
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
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Subspecies:
corax recorded in Britain (of 11 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
64 cm
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Wingspan: 135 cm |
Weight:
M: 1.3 kg F: 1.1 kg
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Scientific name from:
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L.: corvus=the raven and Gr.: korax=the raven |
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World Distribution:
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Europe, Asia, North America |
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Habitat:
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Almost everywhere |
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Diet:
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Opportunistically on plant and animal food |
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Population and Distribution |
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
12 thousand pairs
in 2000
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First Record:
Recorded in Anglo-Saxon times
[Fossil evidence from
Wolstonian (penultimate) glaciation, c. 150,000 yr ago]
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
250 to 470 thousand pairs
(Trend in Numbers)
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival |
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Egg Size:
49 x 34 mm
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Egg Weight: 28.8 g (of which 7 % is shell) | ||||
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Number of Nest Records:
148
(more would be welcome!)
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Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
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4.67 ± 1.32 (2 - 7) N = 413
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Incubation:
21- 22 days
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21.21 ± 1.26 (19 - 23.5) N = 413 | by the: Female |
Fledging:
39 - 41days
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39.90 ± 2.40 (34 - 44.5) N = 1681 |
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Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
5 Mar (20 Feb - 6 Apr)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
No data
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
3
years
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Typical Lifespan:
No data
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Maximum Recorded Age:
17 years 11 months 15 days (set in 2000)
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Biometrics |
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Ring Size:
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Wing Length
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Adult: | Insufficient Data |
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| Male: | Insufficient Data | |
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Weight
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Other Names |
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| Common / Northern Raven | |
| Gaelic: Fitheach | Welsh: Cigfran |
| Danish: Ravn | Dutch: Raaf |
| Finnish: Korppi | French: Grand Corbeau |
| German: Kolkrabe | Hungarian: Holló |
| Icelandic: Hrafn | Irish: Fiach Dubh |
| Italian: Corvo imperiale | Norwegian: Ravn |
| Polish: Kruk zwyczajny | Portuguese: Corvo |
| Spanish: Cuervo | Swedish: Korp |
| Local Names:Corbie | |
| Collective Noun:Unkindness | |
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For More Information... |
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Books and Monographs:
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| Ratcliffe, D. 1997 The raven: a natural history in Britain and Ireland Poyser, London [598.96 RAT] | |
| Heinrich, B. 1989 Ravens in winter Summit Books, New York | |
| See Also: | |
Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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| Wikipedia entry | |
| BirdLife species page | |
| Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides | |
| All About Birds (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) | |
| Details from the Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter | |
| Read State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead | |
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