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With its black plumage, croaking call, and carrion-eating, the Raven was considered a bird of ill omen long before Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven. In some religions Ravens are considered to be sacred messengers, or the eyes and ears of Gods. In ancient Norse religion the God Odin has two Ravens, Huginn and Muninn. In ancient Celtic religion Ravens were the symbol of the God Brán .

Raven species include:

• Common Raven (C. corax)
• Australian RavenAustralian Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus coronoides Binomial name ''Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 The Australian Raven Corvus coronoides is the largest member of the genus Corvus in Australia. It is a mo (C. coronoides)
• Forest RavenEukaryota : Animalia : Metazoa : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus tasmanicus Binomial name ''Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 The Forest Raven Corvus tasmanicus is a large Australian species (50-52 cm in length) that inhabits the island st (C. tasmanicus)
• Little RavenLittle Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus mellori Binomial name ''Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 The Little Raven Corvus mellori was only separated in 1967 from the Australian Raven C. coronoides as a distinct species. (C. mellori)
• Thick-billed RavenThick-billed Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus Species''crassirostris Binomial name Corvus crassirostris Ruppell, 1836 The Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris shares with the Common Raven the accolade of the largest (C. crassirostris)
• White-necked RavenWhite-necked Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Genus Corvus Species albicollis Binomial name Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 The White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis is somewhat smaller (50-54 cm in length) than the Common Raven (C. albicollis)
• Brown-necked RavenBrown-necked Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus ruficollis Binomial name ''Corvus ruficollis Lesson, 1830 The Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis is a larger bird (52-56 cm in length) than the Carrion Crow though not as (C. ruficollis)
• Chihuahuan RavenChihuahuan Raven : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae Corvus cryptoleucus Binomial name ''Corvus cryptoleucus Couch, 1854 The Chihuahuan Raven Corvus cryptoleucus , formerly known as the American White-necked Raven, has the proportions (C. cryptoleucos)