Raven - Corvus corax

Alternative names
Common Raven and Northern Raven
Description

The Raven is our largest member of the crow family and is about the same size as a Buzzard or about half as big again as a Carrion Crow. Like the Carrion Crow, the Raven is completely black. It has a large bill and long wings. In flight, it shows a diamond-shaped tail. Often gives its presence away by its deep croaking call. Predominantly a carrion feeder with a wide and varied diet.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Common in upland moorland as well as coastal and inland cliffs and isolated clumps of trees but now found almost anywhere

When to see it

All year round.

UK Status

Resident breeder - 12,000 pairs. Has extended it range in recent years from the west and the north into much of lowland Britain

VC55 Status

Scarce resident, but increasing.

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Species profile

Common names
Raven, Northern Raven, Common Raven
Species group:
Birds
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
Records on NatureSpot:
443
First record:
09/05/2007 (J.A. Sharpe)
Last record:
24/02/2024 (Leonard, Pete)

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