Corvus mellori

Little Raven at Bungendore, NSW

Corvus mellori at Bungendore, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 05:22 PM
Corvus mellori at Bungendore, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 05:22 PM
Corvus mellori at Bungendore, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 05:22 PM
Corvus mellori at Bungendore, NSW - 21 Jan 2023 05:22 PM
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Identification history

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

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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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  • 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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