Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Island Scrub Jay
Aphelocoma insularis
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
Common Yellowthroat
Geothlypis trichas
Bushtit
Psaltriparus minimus
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Orange-crowned Warbler
Leiothlypis celata
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
📅 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 Channel Islands National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 2600 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Channel Islands National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.