Wildlifeof Nepal
Northern Raven
Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes
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Corvus corax
Basic stats
Diet
Omnivore: carrion, insects, grain, berries, fruit, small animals, nesting birds and food waste
Incubation period
About 18–21 days, by the female only
Size
Averages 63cm
Weight
Averages 1.47kg, up to 2kg
The common, or northern, raven is a large all-black passerine, the most widely distributed of all corvids, and one of the two largest corvids and the heaviest passerine: on average 63 cm long and 1.47 kg, up to 2 kg in the heaviest individuals. The bill is large and slightly curved, the tail longish and strongly graduated, the plumage mostly iridescent black and the iris dark brown (Wikipedia, general species account).
Young birds may travel in flocks but later mate for life, with each pair defending a territory. Its success is partly due to a versatile, opportunistic omnivorous diet of carrion, insects, cereal grains, berries, fruit, small animals, nesting birds and food waste. Incubation lasts about 18 to 21 days, by the female only (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Northern Raven eat?
- Omnivore: carrion, insects, grain, berries, fruit, small animals, nesting birds and food waste
- How long are the eggs of the Northern Raven incubated?
- About 18–21 days, by the female only
- How big is the Northern Raven?
- Averages 63cm
- How much does the Northern Raven weigh?
- Averages 1.47kg, up to 2kg