Common Raven
Corvus corax
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus corax (Common Raven)
Closest Relatives at Yellowstone National Park
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
Gray Jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
Pinyon Jay
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
📅 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 Yellowstone National Park?
About 80% of visitor-days record a Common Raven sighting in Yellowstone National Park, based on 3021 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Raven in Yellowstone National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Raven in Yellowstone National Park in our monthly data.