Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus rhipidurus (Fan-tailed Raven)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
Thick-billed Raven
Corvus crassirostris
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Somali Crow
Corvus edithae
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Moorland Chat
Pinarochroa sordida
Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Abyssinian Siskin
Serinus nigriceps
Abyssinian Catbird
Parophasma galinieri
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fan-tailed Raven in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Fan-tailed Raven sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 38 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Fan-tailed Raven in Bale Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Fan-tailed Raven in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.