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'Raven' is the common name given to the largest species of birds in the genus ''Corvus''. Corvids are also commonly referred to as 'crows' and other species in the same genus include jackdaws, and rooks.
In much of Europe and North America, ''raven'' is used as a synonym for the widespread 'Common Raven', and much of the literature and culture surrounding ravens refers to that species.
Ravens have high bird intelligence and are perhaps the smartest birds. All about birds: Raven Cornell Lab of Ornithology Their intelligence might be on par with canids like wolves.^[1]
An obsolete collective noun for a group of ravens (or at least the Common Raven) is an "unkindness". ^[2]

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Species

See also

Notes

External links

Species

★ Common Raven (''C. corax'')

★ Australian Raven (''C. coronoides'')

★ Forest Raven (''C. tasmanicus'')

★ Little Raven (''C. mellori'')

★ Thick-billed Raven (''C. crassirostris'')

★ White-necked Raven (''C. albicollis'')

★ Brown-necked Raven (''C. ruficollis'')

★ Chihuahuan Raven (''C. cryptoleucos'')

★ Fan-tailed Raven (''C. rhipidurus'')

★ New Zealand Raven (''C. antipodum'', extinct)

★ Chatham Islands Raven (''C. moriorum'', extinct)

See also

★ Raven (mythology)

★ Cultural depictions of ravens

Notes

1. Raven PBS
2. Baltimore Bird Club. Group Name for Birds: A Partial List

External links

★ Raven videos on the Internet Bird Collection

★ Care of Ravens in captivity.