Crows (Corvidae)
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides) - HBW 14, p. 633
French: Corbeau d'Australie
German: Neuhollandkrähe
Spanish: Cuervo Australiano
Taxonomy: Corvus Coronoides Vigors and Horsfield, 1827, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
Much early confusion over correct specific name of this species; originally called C. australis, but identity and provenance of type specimen were suspect and the name was preoccupied; as a consequence, was named C. marianae, but that name is a synonym for the earlier C. coronoides, which takes priority. Purported taxon difficilis was based on an aberrant, immature specimen of present species and is invalid. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- perplexus Mathews, 1912 - SW Australia.
- coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 - E & SE Australia, including some major offshore islands (e.g. Kangaroo I, in South Australia).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird foraging on the ground. Other Australian Ravens can be heard calling in the background. Locality The Pinnacle Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 13 March 2012 1 year ago 49 sec 5 -
Adults in a tree. Other Australian Ravens calling in the background. Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 13 March 2012 1 year ago 49 sec 4.5 -
A bird at an athletic field, hoping for a handout. Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Robert Schaefer 19 September 2010 2 years ago 30 sec 4.3 -
Two birds calling and allopreening. Locality West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 27 December 2011 1 year ago 1 min 24 sec 4.3 -
Immature bird (brown eye) calling. The diagnostic feature for Australian Ravens of an unfeathered area below the chin (inter-ram Locality Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 13 March 2012 1 year ago 18 sec 3.5 -
Two birds perched in a tree Locality Kings Park Botanic Gardens, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (ssp perplexus)
Nick Talbot 8 June 2007 5 years ago 8 sec 3.5
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Australian Raven close up
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
David Taylor 1 January 2007 2 years ago 4.2 -
Close-up of a perched bird.
Locality Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia (ssp coronoides)
Ken Havard 16 October 2008 2 years ago 4.1 -
Head detail of an adult
Locality Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (ssp coronoides)
Arnie Hollyman 30 September 2012 33 weeks ago 4 -
Hanging about the fisherman's wharf, hoping for an opportunity
Locality Kiama, New South Wales, Australia
Ian Barker 16 March 2012 1 year ago 3.9 -
Portrait of an immature bird.
Locality Tomato Lake, Kewdale, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nicholas Tomney 21 March 2013 8 weeks ago 3.9 -
Australian raven fossicking for worms in leaf litter.
Locality Farrer Ridge, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 31 August 2010 2 years ago 3.8
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Calls by several individuals. Locality The Pinnacle Nature Reserve, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Stephen Wallace 13 March 2012 17 weeks ago 5 -
A group of birds calling. Some far away and one close. Locality New Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
(ssp coronoides)
Nick Talbot 24 December 2012 18 weeks ago 0
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