raven
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thumb|right|Common raven of California (Corvus corax clarionensis) in flight A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigned to different species chiefly by size.
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- Subclass of
- crow
- Image
- Corvus coronoides.jpg
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- Category:Ravens
- different from
- Northern Raven
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon known by this common name
- Northern Raven
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thumb|right|Common raven of California (Corvus corax clarionensis) in flight A raven is any of several large-bodied passerine bird species in the genus Corvus. These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus. There is no consistent distinction between crows and ravens; the two names are assigned to different species chiefly by size.
The largest species are the common raven and the thick-billed raven; these are also the largest passerine species.
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