Common Raven Skull Replica

Description

Common Raven Skull Replica (Corvus corax) Information

Common raven skull replica measures 4.7 x 1.8 x 1.6 inches. Corvus corax skull is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of original specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and jaw). 1:1. Made in USA.

The common raven is also known as the Northern raven, is a large all black passerine bird. Found across the Northern Hemisphere.

A mature raven between 21 to 26″ long, with a wingspan of 45 to 51″. The bill is large and slightly curved, with a culmen length of 2.2 to 3.3 in.

The common raven is the most widely distributed of all corvids. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is possibly the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the common raven averages 25 inches in length and 2.6 pounds in mass. They can live up to 21 years in the wild.

They have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and in some areas have been so numerous that people have regarded them as pests.

Part of their success as a species is due to their omnivorous diet; they are extremely versatile and opportunistic in finding sources of nutrition, feeding on carrion, insects, cereal grains, berries, fruit, small animals, nesting birds, and food waste.

Fifteen to 30 categories of vocalization have been recorded for this species, most of which are used for social interaction. Calls recorded include alarm, chase, and flight calls.

Corvus corax has a distinctive, deep, resonant prruk-prruk-prruk call, which to experienced listeners is unlike that of any other corvid.

They a very wide and complex vocabulary includes a high, knocking toc-toc-toc, a dry, grating kraa, a low guttural rattle and some calls of an almost musical nature.

Some notable feats of problem-solving provide evidence that they are unusually intelligent. Over the centuries, it has been the subject of mythology, folklore, art, and literature.

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species: C. corax
Binomial name: Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758
Conservation status: Least concern (IUCN 3.1)

The common raven is the largest of the passerines, and its osteology features a massive, robust bill adapted for an omnivorous diet and complex scavenging. Biologists study these 1:1 scale casts to analyze the cranial structure of this highly intelligent corvid. Expand your avian research collection with the American crow skull, turkey vulture skull, and king vulture skull. Find more high-fidelity specimens available in our bird or aves replica store.