Raven
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Raven is the common name given to the largest species of passerine birds in the genus Corvus. Corvids are also commonly referred to as crows and other species in the same genus include jackdaws and rooks.
In most of Europe and North America, raven is used as a synonym for the widespread Common Raven, and much of the literature and culture surrounding ravens refers to that species.
An obsolete collective noun for a group of ravens (or at least the Common Raven) is an "unkindness"[1] or a "conspiracy"[2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Baltimore Bird Club. Group Name for Birds: A Partial List". Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ "University of California Golf Club. List of Collective Nouns". Retrieved on 2008-07-16.
[edit] External links
- Raven videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- North American ravens on eNature
- Ravens and Crows at the Pennsylvania State Game Commission site
