Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Oak Titmouse
Baeolophus inornatus
📅 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 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
About 75% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, based on 2212 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in our monthly data.