Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
Mexican Jay
Aphelocoma wollweberi
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Pyrrhuloxia
Cardinalis sinuatus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Myiarchus cinerascens
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Raven in Big Bend National Park?
About 64% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 2867 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Big Bend National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.