Corvus mellori

Little Raven at Wodonga, VIC

Corvus mellori at Wodonga, VIC - 9 Jun 2025 11:04 AM
Corvus mellori at Wodonga, VIC - 9 Jun 2025 11:04 AM
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Identification history

Corvus mellori 14 Jun 2025 Liam.m
Corvus coronoides 13 Jun 2025 Liam.m
Corvus coronoides 10 Jun 2025 CarbonAI
Corvus coronoides 10 Jun 2025 KylieWaldon

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Such a beautiful bird close up.

3 comments

KylieWaldon wrote:
   14 Jun 2025
HI @Liam.m I'm wondering now if this was a LIttle Raven. There is no rough feathers around its neck and being extra wet it should have been very visible? Just wondering.
Liam.m wrote:
   14 Jun 2025
Hi @KylieWaldon, I think you're right. I went through the backlog of unidentified bird sightings yesterday and may have got a little 'trigger happy' if you will. The angle on this bird in the first image is also a bit odd, but I tend to agree that the lack of those diagnostic throat hackles tips the scales in favour of Little. I'll change the ID now.
KylieWaldon wrote:
   14 Jun 2025
THanks Liam.m. Yeah I only thought about it later. I did hear a couple of ravens when I started, and a few more calls but I wasn't paying attention to them. And afterwards I wondered about those hackles. I was too focussed on the parrots!

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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
  • 114 images trained Machine learning

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