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Bird call
Common Raven (Corvus corax) call
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes.
Listen to the Common Raven call
A field recording of the Common Raven (Corvus corax) by Don Boucher, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Common Raven in forest, coastal and montane habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Common Raven
These birds belong to the corvid family, like the Common Raven, so their calls can sound alike.
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California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica
A harsh rising shreenk, usually in rattling series.
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American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
A flat, nasal caw repeated in even series.
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Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
A harsh shaack-shaack-shaack; a practised mimic of Red-tailed Hawk.
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Yellow-billed Magpie Pica nuttalli
Harsh, rapid kek-kek-kek chatter and a querulous rising mag? Found only in California.
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Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
A grating, drawn-out kraaa that rings across the high peaks.
Questions
Questions about the Common Raven
What does the Common Raven sound like?
A deep, hoarse, croaking gronk, much lower than a crow, plus knocks and bell-like notes. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Common Raven?
California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Steller's Jay, Yellow-billed Magpie and Clark's Nutcracker sound similar.
Where can I hear the Common Raven?
SongLark teaches it in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest.
How can I learn the Common Raven call?
In SongLark's Birds of California course, it comes in Level 10: The Deserts. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
Learn this call in
SongLark teaches the Common Raven in two courses: Birds of California and Birds of the Pacific Northwest. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of California, the Common Raven comes in Level 10: The Deserts. That Level is about creosote flats, desert washes and the Colorado River.
- In Birds of the Pacific Northwest, the Common Raven comes in Level 3: Douglas-fir Forest. That Level is about moss, ferns and tall conifers from the Cascades to the coast.
Learn it with these birds in Level 10 of Birds of California
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Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
A harsh, low chuh-chuh-chuh-chuh, like a car that will not start.
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Verdin Auriparus flaviceps
Sharp chip notes and a loud, clear tsee-tsee-tsee whistle from desert brush.
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Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens
A soft, liquid, rising wurp from the top of a mistletoe-laden shrub.
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Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza bilineata
Two clear notes then a tinkling trill, from creosote and rocky desert slopes.
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Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae
A thin, very high, rising-and-falling whistle, zing-zwiiing.
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Lucy's Warbler Leiothlypis luciae
A bright, quick trill that changes pitch partway through, from mesquite along desert rivers.
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Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
A rolling, nasal churr and a sharp, repeated pit-pit-pit.
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Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris
A sharp pik and a descending, whinnying rattle.
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