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Common Raven
Corvus corax
(C. c. corax)
| Armenian Name: | Սև ագռավ |
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See Plate 60 for Common Raven and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 64 cm, Wing Span:120-150 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 345. |
| Description: | Large glossy black bird with long thick bill and long bluntly-pointed tail. |
| Behavior: | Often seen in small flocks, though breeds solitarily on cliff faces. Surprisingly agile flight; repeatedly pulls in wings, twists sideways, and drops through the air a short distance before opening wings again. Has far-carrying hoarse calls. |
| Habitat: | Widespread in mountains. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, small vertebrates, carrion. |
| Nest: | Large cup of sticks and occasionally wire, lined with wool and fabric on ledge on cliff, rarely on electrical pylon. |
| Eggs: | 49 mm, 4-6, pale blue, dark green to blackish blotches and lines. |
