Corvus mellori

Little Raven at Bungendore, NSW

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Identification history

	Corvus mellori	26 Jan 2023	Liam.m
	Corvus coronoides	25 Jan 2023	AndyRoo

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User's notes

Based on beaks guessing looks more like Aust Raven rather than Little Raven. Were busily feeding on something (?) in roadside nature strip and pulling up quite of the groundcover veg and doing a lot of bioturbation in the process. Looked like a mix of adult and immature birds.

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Liam.m wrote:

26 Jan 2023

In my experience most of the ravens round bungendore are littles. Hackles look quite short (supportive of Little Raven). Generally Australian ravens tend to occur in smaller numbers (2s,3s etc), and Little Ravens tend to forage in larger groups. Easiest way to tell the two apart is by call.

AndyRoo wrote:

26 Jan 2023

Thanks, good to know.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.444124 -35.254363
Altitude 718.0m
Places Bungendore, NSW

Sighting information

16 Abundance
21 Jan 2023 05:22 PM Recorded on
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Birds Other Birds Magpie or larger AndyRoo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Corvus mellori Scientific name
Little Raven Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1714.94m Recorded at altitude
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