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Most depictions allude to the appearance and behavior of the wide-ranging common raven (Corvus corax). Because of its black plumage, croaking call, and diet of carrion, the raven is often associated with loss and ill omen. Yet, its symbolism is complex. As a talking bird, the raven also represents prophecy and insight.
The common raven or northern raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids , found across the Northern Hemisphere . There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from ...
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows , ravens , and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow , hooded crow , common raven , and rook ; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven ...
Corvus corax – Common raven (Northern Hemisphere) Corvus coronoides – Australian raven (Australia) Corvus crassirostris – Thick-billed raven (Horn of Africa) Corvus cryptoleucus – Chihuahuan raven (United States and Mexico) Corvus mellori – Little raven (southeastern Australia) Corvus rhipidurus – Fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa ...
Corvus Corax may refer to: Common raven (Corvus corax), bird; Corvus Corax (band), German band known for playing medieval music; Corvus Corax, Warhammer 40,000 ...
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 – common raven or northern raven (the Holarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere) Corvus cryptoleucus Couch , 1854 – Chihuahuan raven ( southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico)
Corvus Corax, Primarch of the Raven Guard Legion in the universe of Warhammer 40,000; Other uses. BAE Systems Corax (also known as the 'Raven'), a British ...
The pied raven (Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus) is an extinct colour morph [1] of the North Atlantic subspecies of the common raven that was only found on the Faroe Islands; the last confirmed record was in 1902. [2]