Stats

Lifespan: 10-15 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Pair
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Northern Hemisphere
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Speed
Status: Common

About

The largest perching bird in the world, a glossy black corvid known for its wedge-shaped tail and uncanny intelligence. Wild ravens solve multi-step puzzles, mimic human speech, and remember the faces of individuals who have wronged them for years.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small clutch of speckled eggs is incubated in a cup nest, turned and kept warm by the parent.
2.
hatchling
A pink, blind hatchling is fed by its parents in the nest, gaping its bill at every visit.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to fly and to forage close to its parents.
4.
adult
Fully grown with adult plumage and song.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species: Corvus corax