Often solitary or in pairs, but can gather in small groups. Often its deep croaking call will alert the observer to a pair of ravens soaring high. The intriguing common raven has accompanied people around the northern hemisphere for centuries, following their wagons, sleds, sleighs, and hunting parties in hopes of a quick meal.
It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the northern hemisphere. It’s bigger than a hawk, and it’s taller than other crows. Typical call is a loud, guttural croak, but makes an astonishing variety of other strange noises.
There is no consistent distinction. They live in forests, mountains, deserts, tundras, and urban areas from north america to eastern. Compare with chihuahuan raven in the. Of the birds classified as perching birds or 'songbirds,' the common raven is the largest, the size of a hawk.
These species do not form a single taxonomic group within the genus.