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Raven Corvus corax [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
BTO Codes:
RN, RAVEN
EURING No:
15720
Number in Britain:
12 thousand pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder
Subspecies:
corax recorded in Britain (of 11 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
64 cm
Wingspan:
135 cm
Weight:
M: 1.3 kg F: 1.1 kg
Scientific name from:
L.: corvus =the raven
and Gr.: korax =the raven
World Distribution:
Europe, Asia, North America
Habitat:
Almost everywhere
Diet:
Opportunistically on plant and animal food
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
12 thousand pairs
in 2000
First Record:
7th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Wolstonian (penultimate) glaciation, c. 150,000 yr ago]
Conservation Status:
GREEN
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
GREEN
1996-2001
GREEN
Races of Concern:
corax GREEN
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Common in:
Moorland
Also found in:
Coastal Habitat, Bog
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
250 to 470 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
49 x 34 mm
Egg Weight:
28.8 g (of which 7 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
148
(more would be welcome!)
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
4.67 ± 1.32 (2 - 7) N = 413
Incubation:
21- 22 days
21.21 ± 1.26 (19 - 23.5) N = 413
by the:
Female
Fledging:
39 - 41days
39.90 ± 2.40 (34 - 44.5) N = 1681
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
5 Mar (20 Feb - 6 Apr)
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
420
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
3
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
17yr 11m
(Norway: 21yr 11m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
H
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
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
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
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:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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