Common raven: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the common raven lives – recorded in 74 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Corvus corax
Group	Crows, jays & magpies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	74 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	800 g (minimum); 1.5 kg (maximum); 689 g (minimum); 1,625 g (maximum)
Length	60 cm (minimum); 68 cm (maximum); 69 cm (maximum, adult)
Lifespan	17.2 years (mean, wilderness)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Corvidae

Where does the common raven live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the common raven in 74 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a common raven?

Wikidata records the following for the common raven: mass 800 g (minimum); 1.5 kg (maximum); 689 g (minimum); 1,625 g (maximum); 1,041 g (mean, adult); 25 g (mean, hatchling); length 60 cm (minimum); 68 cm (maximum); 69 cm (maximum, adult).

How long does a common raven live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 17.2 years (mean, wilderness) for the common raven.

Is the common raven endangered?

The common raven’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the common raven?

The common raven (Corvus corax) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae, genus Corvus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the common raven

The common raven or northern raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the common raven averages 63 centimetres (25 inches) in length and 1.47 kilograms (3.2 pounds) in weight, up to 2 kg (4.4 lb) in the heaviest individuals. Although their typical lifespan is considerably shorter, common ravens can live more than 23 years in the wild. Young birds may travel in flocks but later mate for life, with each mated pair defending a territory.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Common raven (revision 1380659711), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25357 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).