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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.
The three species of raven are more heavily set with a broader chest than the two crow species, with the forest raven the stockiest of all. [28] Relative size of species is only useful when two species can be seen side by side, as the overlap in size is large and the difference in size small.
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.
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 ...
Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. [1] [2] [3] In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids.
The three species of raven are more heavily set with a broader chest than the two crow species, with the forest raven the stockiest of all. [19] Relative size is useful only when two species can be seen side by side, as the overlap in size is large and the difference in size small. [20]
A carrion crow scavenging on a beach in Dorset, England. A crow (pronounced / ˈ k r oʊ /) is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly, a synonym for all of Corvus.The word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species.
It appears both the raven and crow are members of the same genus, but where they separate from there depends on individual specie physical characteristics. Primarily, ravens are larger than crows. There are some behavioral differences between the two, but that does not affect their taxinomical classification. Katzen 23:17, 26 June 2007 (UTC)