Common Raven Corvus corax Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (57)
- Subspecies (8)
William I. Boarman and Bernd Heinrich
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Korbi |
| Arabic | غراب شمالي |
| Armenian | Սև ագռավ |
| Asturian | Cuervu común |
| Azerbaijani | Quzğun |
| Basque | Erroia |
| Bulgarian | Гарван |
| Catalan | corb comú |
| Chinese (SIM) | 渡鸦 |
| Croatian | gavran |
| Czech | krkavec velký |
| Danish | Ravn |
| Dutch | Raaf |
| English | Common Raven |
| English (India) | Common Raven (Northern Raven) |
| English (United Arab Emirates) | Northern Raven |
| English (United States) | Common Raven |
| Estonian | ronk |
| Faroese | Ravnur |
| Finnish | korppi |
| French | Grand Corbeau |
| French (Canada) | Grand Corbeau |
| Galician | Corvo carnazal |
| Georgian | ყორანი |
| German | Kolkrabe |
| Greek | (Κοινός) Κόρακας |
| Gujarati | મહાકાગ |
| Hebrew | עורב שחור |
| Hungarian | Holló |
| Icelandic | Hrafn |
| Italian | Corvo imperiale |
| Japanese | ワタリガラス |
| Korean | 큰까마귀 |
| Ladakhi | བྱ་རོག། |
| Latvian | Krauklis |
| Lithuanian | Kranklys |
| Mongolian | Хон хэрээ |
| Nepali (India) | राज काग |
| Nepali (Nepal) | राजा काग |
| Norwegian | ravn |
| Persian | غراب معمولی |
| Polish | kruk |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corvo |
| Punjabi (India) | ਡੋਡਾ ਕਾਂ |
| Romanian | Corb |
| Russian | Ворон |
| Serbian | Gavran |
| Slovak | krkavec čierny |
| Slovenian | Krokar |
| Spanish | Cuervo Grande |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Cuervo |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Cuervo Común |
| Spanish (Panama) | Cuervo Grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuervo grande |
| Swedish | korp |
| Turkish | Kuzgun |
| Ukrainian | Крук звичайний |
Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Corvus Corax
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.105.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europa; restricted to Sweden by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 2).
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CORVUS
- corvus
- corax
- Corax
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Map last updated 29 October 2023.
