Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
About Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Jays and Crows
The Australian raven is a passerine corvid bird native to Australia. Measuring 46–53 centimetres (18–21 in) in length, it has an all-black plumage, beak and mouth, as well as strong, greyish-black legs and feet. The upperparts of its body are glossy, with a purple-blue, greenish sheen; its black feathers have grey bases. The Australian raven is distinguished from the Australian crow, and other related corvids, by its long chest feathers, or throat hackles, which are prominent in mature birds. Older individuals and subadults have white irises, while the younger birds' eyes display blue inner rims; hatchlings and young birds have brown, dark irises until about fifteen months of age, at which point their irises become hazel-coloured, with an inner blue rim around each pupil, this lasting until they are roughly 2.5 to 3 years of age. Nicholas Aylward Vigors and Thomas Horsfield described the Australian raven in 1827, its species name coronoides highlighting its similarity with the carrion crow. Two subspecies are recognised, which differ slightly in their vocalisations, and are quite divergent, genetically.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2012-11-18
Katoomba - Blue Mountains, Australia -
2012-11-20
Sydney - Centennial Park, Australia -
2012-11-20
Sydney - Millennium Parklands, Australia -
2012-11-21
Royal National Park, Australia -
2012-11-22
Morton National Park, Australia -
2023-04-03
King's Park and Botanic Garden, Australia -
2023-04-04
Rottnest Island, Australia -
2023-04-05
Rottnest Island, Australia -
2023-04-06
King's Park and Botanic Garden, Australia -
2023-04-06
Dryandra Woodland, Australia -
2023-04-07
Dryandra Woodland, Australia -
2023-04-08
Dryandra Woodland, Australia -
2023-04-08
Kendenup, Australia -
2023-04-09
Sterling Range National Park, Australia -
2023-04-10
Bremer Bay, Australia -
2023-04-11
Cheynes Beach, Australia -
2023-04-12
Lake Seppings, Australia -
2023-04-13
Margaret River, Australia -
2023-04-13
Yalgarup National Park, Australia -
2023-04-14
Manning Lake, Australia -
2023-04-22
Kalbarri National Park, Australia
