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The Australian raven (Corvus coronoides) is a passerine corvid bird native to Australia. Measuring 46–53 centimetres (18–21 in) in length, it has an all-black plumage, beak and mouth, as well as strong, greyish-black legs and feet. The upperparts of its body are glossy, with a purple-blue, greenish sheen; its black feathers have grey bases.
Australian raven (Corvus coronoides). In Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, Crow is a trickster, culture hero and ancestral being. In the Kulin nation in central Victoria he is known as Waang (also Wahn or Waa) and is regarded as one of two moiety ancestors, the other being the more sombre eaglehawk Bunjil.
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.
Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 – forest raven or Tasmanian raven (Tasmania and adjacent southern coast of Australia) Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 – little raven (southeastern Australia) Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 – Australian raven (eastern and southern Australia)
A raven is any of several larger-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigned to different species chiefly based on their size.
Daniel Faalele (/ f ɑː ɑː ˈ l eɪ l eɪ / fah-ah-LAY-lay; [1] born 9 November 1999) is an Australian professional football guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
The little raven (Corvus mellori) is a species of the family Corvidae that is native to southeastern Australia.An adult individual is about 48–50 cm (19–19.5 in) in length, with completely black plumage, beak, and legs; as with all Australian species of Corvus, the black feathers have a grey base, and the iris of the adult bird is white (typical also of some related species from islands to ...
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence. House crow, Corvus splendens (A) Torresian crow, Corvus orru; Little crow, Corvus bennetti; Australian raven ...