Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Passeriformes > Family Corvidae > Genus Corvus

Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

CorvusLinnaeus, 1758accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: korraku sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bokmål (Norwegian): ravn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Bulgarian: Гарван sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: ravn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: raaf sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: common raven; northern raven; raven sources: North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS);Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.8).;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English-United States: Common Raven; Raven sources: Charles Hussey
 French: grand corbeau sources: Avibase - the world bird database
 Gaelic: fiach dubh sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Galician: Fiach dubh
 German: Kolkrabe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Κοινός Κόρακας sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Irish: Fiach dubh sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))
 Israel (Hebrew): עורב שחור sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: kranklys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian: ravn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: ravn sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 105
 Norwegian Nynorsk: ramn sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 105
 Nynorsk (Norwegian): ramn sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: kruk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Russian: ворон sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Scottish: fiach dubh sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: krokar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: cuervo sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: korp sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: kuzgun sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Ворон; Крук sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: cigfran

Literature

original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.

basis of record

Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.

additional source

Field Guide to Birds of North America 1983

additional source

Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station.

additional source

Peterson, R.T. and V.M. Peterson. 2002. A field guide to the birds of eastern and central North America. Fifth Edition. Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Company. New York. 427 p.

additional source

Squires, H.J. 1990. Decapod Crustacea of the Atlantic coast of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 221. 532 p.

additional source

Vanner, M. 2003. The encyclopedia of North American birds. Paragon Publishing. Bath. 383 p.

Genbank

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Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

GenBank (246 nucleotides; 143 proteins)
Barcode of Life (29 barcodes)
Biodiversity Heritage Library (1546 publications)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159389

Drs Cees Roselaar. Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97146

Image

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159389
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:97146

Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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