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Common Raven Characteristics

Corvus corax Appearance: Entirely black


Size: 1'9" to 2'
Call: "Cr-r-ruck" sound
The Common Raven is native to North
Location: Flying over or perched up on trees
America and can be found throughout
throughout campus
Canada and most of America. Some
examples of its prey are insects, spiders, Season: Year-round
small mammals, birds, and reptiles.
Some of their most popular predators
include great horned owls, golden
eagles, and coyotes. The raven
population is one of the fastest growing
of birds in the
population worldinand
of birds theare a large
world percentage
and are a of the perching birds in North America.
large percentage of the perching birds in
North America.

Fun Facts Sources


As the Common Raven feeds on ants, earwigs BioKids of U Michigan
and other pests, many farmers and exterminators Cornell Lab of Ornithology
use strips of rolled cotton to attract the birds. National Geographic
Picture: Megan Leich

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