Raven






For other uses, see Raven (disambiguation).



Head of a common raven




Common ravens





Chihuahuan raven





Fan-tailed raven





Australian raven




Ravaged wing of combative Raven, still allows him to fly with ease


A raven is one of several larger-bodied species of the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus.


There is no consistent distinction between "crows" and "ravens", and these appellations have been assigned to different species chiefly on the basis of their size, crows generally being smaller than ravens.


The largest raven species are the common raven and the thick-billed raven.




Contents






  • 1 Etymology


  • 2 Species


  • 3 Extinct species


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Etymology


The term "raven" originally referred to the common raven, the type species of the genus Corvus, which has a larger distribution than any other species of Corvus, ranging over much of the Northern Hemisphere.


The modern English word raven has cognates in all other Germanic languages, including Old Norse (and subsequently modern Icelandic) hrafn[1] and Old High German (h)raban,[2] all of which descend from Proto-Germanic *hrabanaz.[3]


Collective nouns for a group of ravens (or at least the common raven) include "unkindness", "treachery",[4] and "conspiracy".[5] In practice, most people use the more generic "flock".



Species




  • Corvus albicollis – white-necked raven (eastern and southern Africa)


  • Corvus corax – common raven (northern hemisphere)


  • Corvus coronoides – Australian raven (Australia)


  • Corvus crassirostris – thick-billed raven (Horn of Africa)


  • Corvus cryptoleucus – Chihuahuan raven (United States and Mexico)


  • Corvus mellori – little raven (southeastern Australia)


  • Corvus rhipidurus – fan-tailed raven (eastern Africa and Arabian peninsula)


  • Corvus ruficollis – brown-necked raven (northern Africa, Arabian peninusla, Greater Middle East)


  • Corvus tasmanicus – forest raven (Tasmania and southern Victoria in Australia)



Extinct species



  • †Corvus moriorum – Chatham raven

  • †Corvus antipodum – New Zealand raven

  • †Corvus corax varius morpha leucophaeus – pied raven



See also



  • Cultural depictions of ravens

  • Ravens of the Tower of London



References





  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary entry for "raven."


  2. ^ Simpson, J.; Weiner, E., eds. (1989). "Raven". Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-861186-2..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Raven". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 14 May 2007.


  4. ^ "Baltimore Bird Club. Group Name for Birds: A Partial List". Retrieved 3 June 2007.


  5. ^ "University of California Golf Club. List of Collective Nouns". Retrieved 16 July 2008.




External links












  • Raven videos on the Internet Bird Collection


  • North American ravens on eNature








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