Corvus mellori
Little Raven at West Wodonga, VIC
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| Corvus mellori | ChrisAllen | 22 May 2021 | |
| Corvus mellori | KylieWaldon | 22 May 2021 |
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User's notes
A large group stretched out in a long line; 6, then 8, then 5, then 3 stragglers.
3 comments
22 May 2021
How confident are you that these were Little ravens and not Australian ravens Kylie? Without seeing throat hackles I'd be relying on calls and size.
22 May 2021
The only thing I've got to go on is the size of the pack. Every time I report 10-20 or so Australian Ravens everyone tells me that it can't be right and they must be LIttle Ravens as the others don't come in packs. So this time I got a photo of a pack going over the top of me. The calls sounded right for Little Ravens (no arrrrrrrrrrrrr's) and I couldn't see any hackles as they called. But if you'd rather call them Australian Ravens then this is fine. I can't notice a size difference between these species. In the air they all look the same size to me.
22 May 2021
I'm happy to say they are Little Ravens and trust your identification skills. It's a bit like splitting hairs with the Ravens, I struggle with them in flight. I didn't know that about the Australian Ravens not being in large flocks.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.855230-36.140124
- Places West Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 22 Abundance
- 22 May 2021 11:19 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Species information
- Corvus mellori Scientific name
- Little Raven Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1714.94m Recorded at altitude
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