Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Grand Canyon National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Juniper Titmouse
Baeolophus ridgwayi
📅 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 Grand Canyon National Park?
About 90% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Grand Canyon National Park, based on 2119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Grand Canyon National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Grand Canyon National Park in our monthly data.