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Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris)

Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris)
Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris)

About Thick-billed Raven (Corvus crassirostris)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: Jays and Crows

The thick-billed raven, a corvid from the Horn of Africa, shares with the common raven the distinction of being the largest bird in the corvid family. The thick-billed raven averages 64 cm (25 in) in length, with a range of 60 to 70 cm and weighs approximately 1.15 kg (2.5 lb) in females and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in males on average. Its size is about the same as the largest subspecies of common raven but some common raven subspecies are rather smaller and, going on average weights, the thick-billed raven is likely the heaviest extant passerine. The thick-billed raven is about 25% heavier on average than the Australasian superb lyrebird, which is sometimes erroneously titled the largest passerine.

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Visits

  • 2011-01-06
    Lake Awasa, Ethiopia
  • 2011-01-13
    Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
    Image from 2011-01-13
  • 2011-01-20
    Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia