Raven 26151 226081596 2008-07-16T19:15:21Z Jellyturtle 2392638 Added "conspiracy" as collective noun {{Mergeto|Corvus (genus)|date=February 2008}} {{alternateuses}} {{Taxobox | name = Raven | image =Corvus corax (NPS).jpg | image_width = 200px | image_caption = [[Common Raven]] | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Passerine|Passeriformes]] | familia = [[Corvidae]] | genus = '''''[[crow|Corvus]]''''' | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text. }} '''Raven''' is the common name given to the largest species of [[passerine]] [[bird]]s in the [[genus]] ''[[Corvus (biology)|Corvus]]''. Corvids are also commonly referred to as crows and other species in the same genus include [[jackdaw]]s and [[Rook (bird)|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]]. Ravens have high [[bird intelligence|intelligence]] and are perhaps the smartest birds.<ref name=Cornell>{{cite web |url=http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Common_Raven.html |title=All about birds: Raven |accessdate=2007-02-12 |author=Cornell Lab of Ornithology |authorlink=Cornell University}}</ref> Their intelligence might be on par with canids such as wolves and some breeds of dog.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/ravens/ravens.html |title=Raven |accessdate=2007-02-12 |author=PBS |authorlink=Public Broadcasting Service}}</ref> An obsolete [[collective noun]] for a group of ravens (or at least the Common Raven) is an "unkindness"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baltimorebirdclub.org/gnlist.html | title=Baltimore Bird Club. Group Name for Birds: A Partial List | accessdate=2007-06-03}}</ref> or a "conspiracy"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucgc.org/terms-for-collections.htm | title=University of California Golf Club. List of Collective Nouns | accessdate=2008-07-16}}</ref> ==Notes== <div class="references-small"><references/></div> ==External links== * [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/familia.phtml?idFamilia=188 Raven videos] on the Internet Bird Collection * [http://enature.com/fieldguides/view_default.asp?allSpecies=y&searchText=raven North American ravens] on eNature * [http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=458&q=150475 Ravens and Crows] at the Pennsylvania State Game Commission site [[Category:Corvus]] [[de:Rabe]] [[el:Κοράκι]] [[es:Cuervo]] [[fr:Corbeau (oiseau)]] [[gd:Fitheach]] [[io:Korniko]] [[sw:Kunguru]] [[la:Corvus]] [[lb:Kueb]] [[nl:Raaf (dier)]] [[ru:Ворон]] [[sv:Korp]] [[tr:Karga]]