The Forest Raven is the largest and heaviest corvid (member of the Family Corvidae, the crows and ravens) with a large bill and short tail. In common with all corvids the bird is almost completely black, including its beak and legs. It has a white eye-ring around the pupil. The bill is decurved, with a distinct hook at the tip. It is also known as the Tasmanian Raven.

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Habitat The Forest Raven is found in alpine forests, high moors, wet eucalypt forest, woodlands, coastal scrub and beaches and adjacent open country.
Size Around 53cm in length with a wingspan between up to around 113 cm
Origin Endemic
Distribution It is the widespread corvid in Tasmania, and it also occurs in the adjacent parts of southern Victoria
Descriptions
Distribution
It is the widespread corvid in Tasmania, and it also occurs in the adjacent parts of southern Victoria
Habitat
The Forest Raven is found in alpine forests, high moors, wet eucalypt forest, woodlands, coastal scrub and beaches and adjacent open country.
Size
Around 53cm in length with a wingspan between up to around 113 cm
Common Name Forest Raven
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
SuborderPasseri
InfraorderCorvida
FamilyCorvidae
GenusCorvus
SpeciesCorvus tasmanicus
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