Arizona
Chihuahuan Raven
Corvus cryptoleucus
(L 17-20" WS 40.0-43.3"
Wt 15.6-23.5 oz)
Native to the United States
and Mexico...white neck
feathers seen when ruffled.
and Mexico...white neck
feathers seen when ruffled.
Corvus in Latin means raven;
cryptoleucus in Greek means
hidden or secret white.
cryptoleucus in Greek means
hidden or secret white.
Sonora Desert Museum
(captive)
20Jan2020
Wilcox
24Jan2020
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Ornithology
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H. Gunn
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The raven, in the collective
unconscious, in Christian symbolism,
in myriad mythologies, becomes the
symbol of evil.
unconscious, in Christian symbolism,
in myriad mythologies, becomes the
symbol of evil.
(Debbie Blue)