Common Raven (CORA) Corvus corax
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Raven/i https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-raven#photo2 d Characteristics Habitat
➔ ➔ A large, all black bird, a half size larger Occurs in the Northern Hemisphere in than crows with a wedge or diamond- most habitats but not in the Great Plains shaped tail and a shaggy throat and eastern forests of the U.S.A. ➔ Length: 56-69 cm ➔ Nests on cliffs, trees, tall structures ➔ Weight: 689-1625 g ➔ Human presence allows ravens to live in ➔ Wingspan: 116-118 cm areas where they previously did not ➔ Both male and female look the same, but occur, such as the desert males may be a little larger ➔ Common in the desert due to artificial water sources and irrigation
Behavior tracks/footprint info/pictures ➔ Usually seen alone or in pairs ➔ Often soaring on thermal updrafts Other interesting pictures ➔ Nests built by females using sticks, and may be used year-after-year ➔ Males perform an aerobatic display for courtship ➔ Calls are varied: deep, guttural croak to hollow wonk-wonk https://www.hbw.com/ibc/photo/common-raven-corvus-corax/female- and-male-together Common Raven (CORA) Corvus corax
Diet Range
➔ Eats almost anything, including carrion, eggs, arthropods, grain, berries, trash and human food Picture of map? ➔ Can pierce the plastron of young desert tortoise
Zzyzx-specific Information
➔ Most likely found atop telephone poles, telephone wires, and man-made structures ➔ Increase of human presence in Mojave Desert, increased the range of ravens.
Conservation Status
➔ Least concern ➔ Populations generally stable or rising. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Raven/maps-range
Fun Facts Interesting picture ➔ Ravens soar while crows flap. ➔ Poet Edgar Allen Poe wrote a poem called, “The Raven,” about a talking raven because ravens can mimic calls of other birds, and those raised in captivity can imitate human words. ➔ Younger ravens play games using sticks, by dropping them in the air and swooping down to catch them.
https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20p?see=I_LHT18384&res=640 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Raven/ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common-raven References ● Characteristics ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/ ● Behavior ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/ ○ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common -raven ● Habitat ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/ ○ https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/common -raven ● Diet ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/ ● Zzyzzx-Specific Info ○ ● Conservation Status ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/ ● Fun Fact ○ https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Ra ven/