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Forest RavenAlternate name(s): "Tasmanian Raven"; race "boreus": "Relict Raven" Size: 52-54 cm; wing span 0.9-1.15 m Weight: 500-770 g |
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Race "tasmanicus"
This race is also called the "Tasmanian Raven".
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Forest Raven
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
Near-lateral view of a Forest Raven
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Forest Raven (photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Forest Raven issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
Near-dorsal view of a Forest Raven (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Bruny Island, TAS, March 2016]
Direct comparison of a Forest Raven, back, with a
Grey Currawong,
front (photo courtesy of B. Hensen)
[Near Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, March 2016]
Race "boreus"
This race is also called the "Relic Raven".
No photos available yet, but we have recorded the
calls
of a Forest Raven, race
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Food, Diet |
Like all corvids, Forest Ravens are omnivores.
Near-lateral view of a Forest Raven with its prey, a grub
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Forest Raven prying prey out of a dead branch
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston, TAS, April 2021]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
forravn_me_20210923.m4a |
tasmanicus (NW TAS) |
Contact calls | © ME | |
forravn_20150328.m4a |
boreus (NW NSW) |
Contact calls | © MD | |
forravn_20150328_2.m4a |
boreus (NW NSW) |
? | © MD |
More Forest Raven sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.