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What is a Common Raven (Corvus corax)

Common Raven

Common Raven at Bryce Canyon in Utah.

What is a Common Raven

Edgar, who we see when we visit Coyote Buttes North where The Wave is located.

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What is a Common Raven

What is a Common Raven

Below is a transcription of the above sign found at the Valley of Fire Visitor Center.

Common Raven – Corvus corax

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Class: Aves
  • Order: Passeriformes
  • Family: Corvidae
  • Genus: Corvus
  • Species: C. corax

HABITAT

Mountains, deserts, canyons

SIZE/DESCRIPTION

21 to 27 inches (58 to 78 cm), wedge-shaped tail.

Larger than common crow, shiny black feathers, powerful beak.

FOOD

Carrion, garbage, seeds, vegetable matter

RANGE

Alaska to Mexico

ADAPTATION FOR SURVIVAL

Eats anything and everything; important in cleaning up natural environment.

A quick learner, the raven is very adaptable.

COMMENTS

A bold bird, sometimes comical in attempts to get at food source.

What is a Common Raven