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The common raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere.It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least eight subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various ...
Extinct (post-1500) Extinct (pre-1500) Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. [1] [2] [3] In colloquial English, they are known as the crow family or corvids. Currently, 135 species are included in this family.
The raven (Hebrew: עורב ; Koine Greek: κόραξ) is the first species of bird to be mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, [5] and ravens are mentioned on numerous occasions thereafter. In the Book of Genesis, Noah releases a raven from the ark after the great flood to test whether the waters have receded (Gen. 8:6–7).
Corvus albus. Müller, 1776. The pied crow ( Corvus albus) is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus of the family Corvidae . Structurally, the pied crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized raven, especially as it can hybridise with the Somali crow (dwarf raven) where their ranges meet in the Horn of Africa.
Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 – forest raven or Tasmanian raven (Tasmania and adjacent southern coast of Australia) Corvus torquatus Lesson, RP, 1831 – collared crow (eastern China south into Vietnam) Corvus tristis Lesson, RP & Garnot, 1827 – grey crow or bare-faced crow (New Guinea and nearby islands)
Hooded crow (Corvus cornix) in flight Jungle crow (Corvus macrorhynchos) scavenging on a dead shark at a beach in Kumamoto, Japan. Medium-large species are ascribed to the genus, ranging from 34 cm (13 in) of some small Mexican species to 60–70 cm (24–28 in) of the large common raven and thick-billed raven, which together with the lyrebird represent the larger passerines.
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50.2 cm × 103 cm (19.8 in × 41 in) Location. Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Wheatfield with Crows ( Dutch: Korenveld met kraaien) is a July 1890 painting by Vincent van Gogh. It has been cited by several critics as one of his greatest works. [1] [2] It is commonly stated that this was van Gogh's final painting. This association was popularized ...