Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Death Valley National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 82% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 1857 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Death Valley National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.