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Sighting 4382373

Corvus mellori

Little Raven at West Wodonga, VIC

Corvus mellori at West Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2021 11:19 AM
Corvus mellori at West Wodonga, VIC - 22 May 2021 11:19 AM
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Corvus mellori 22 May 2021 ChrisAllen
Corvus mellori 22 May 2021 KylieWaldon

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A large group stretched out in a long line; 6, then 8, then 5, then 3 stragglers.

3 comments

ChrisAllen wrote:
   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.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   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.
ChrisAllen wrote:
   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.

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  • Corvus mellori Scientific name
  • Little Raven Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1714.94m Recorded at altitude
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