Northern Raven
Corvus corax
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
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 various regions. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the common raven averages 63 centimetres (25 inches) in length and 1.47 kilograms (3.2 pounds) in weight, up to 2 kg (4.4 lb) in the heaviest individuals.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Continents
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kosovo
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Western Sahara
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Common raven
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.

