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Raven

This page is about birds. The Raven is a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, and Freedom Press produces a periodical titled The Raven. Raven is also the stage name of professional wrestler Scott Levy.


Raven
 
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus

Corvus

Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. Other birds in the same genus are the smaller crows, jackdaws, and Rook.

Raven species include:

  • the Common Raven (C. corax);
  • the Australian Raven (C. coronoides);
  • the Forest Raven (C. tasmanicus);
  • the Little Raven (C. mellori);
  • the Thick-billed Raven (C. crassirostris);
  • the White-necked Raven (C. albicollis);
  • the Brown-necked Raven (C. ruficollis) and
  • the Chihuahuan Raven (C. cryptoleucos).


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