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Thick-billed Raven

Corvus crassirostris Rüppell, WPES 1836

The thick-billed raven, a corvid from the Horn of Africa, shares with the common raven the distinction of being the largest bird in the corvid family, and indeed the largest of the passerines. The thick-billed raven averages 64 cm (25 in) in length, with a range of 60 to 70 cm and weighs approximately 1.15 kg (2.5 lb) in females and 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) in males on average. Its size is about the same as the largest species of common raven but some common raven subspecies are rather smaller and, going on average weights, the thick-billed raven is likely the heaviest extant passerine. The thick-billed raven is about 25% heavier on average than the Australasian superb lyrebird, which is sometimes erroneously titled the largest passerine. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Corvidae
Genus:
   Corvus
Scientific:
  Corvus crassirostris


Original description

Citation:
  Rüppell, WPES 1836

Reference:
   Neue Wirbelth. Fauna Abyss. Vög.

Protonym:
  Corvus crassirostris

Type locality:
  Abyssinian highlands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37140130#page/99/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4C6B515DF2D268F5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4C6B515D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4C6B515D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559496

Geographic range:

  • Corvus crassirostris: Eritrea and Ethiopia
English:
Thick-billed Raven
Catalan:
corb becgròs d'Eitòpia
Czech:
krkavec tlustozobý
Danish:
Tyknæbbet Ravn
German:
Erzrabe
Spanish:
Cuervo Picogordo
Spanish (Spain):
Cuervo Picogordo
Finnish:
etiopiankorppi
French:
Corbeau corbivau
Croatian:
krupnokljuni gavran
Hungarian:
vastagcsőrű holló
Italian:
Corvo imperiale beccogrosso
Japanese (romaji):
oohashigarasu
Japanese:
オオハシガラス
Lithuanian:
Storasnapis kranklys
Dutch:
Dikbekraaf
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tjukknebbramn
Norwegian:
Tykknebbravn
Polish:
kruk grubodzioby
Portuguese:
Corvo-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal):
corvo-de-bico-grosso
Russian:
Толстоклювый ворон
Slovak:
krkavec hrubozobý
Serbian:
Debelokljuni gavran
Swedish:
tjocknäbbad korp
Ukrainian:
Крук ефіопський
Chinese:
厚嘴渡鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
厚嘴鴉


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Corbeau corbivau ( Corvus crassirostris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Corbeau corbivau ( Corvus crassirostris)
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Corvus crassirostris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Corvus crassirostris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Corvus crassirostris
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Thick-billed Raven ( Corvus crassirostris)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corvus crassirostris
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Corvus crassirostris

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Дебелоклюн гарван
Catalan: corb becgròs d'Eitòpia
Czech: Krkavec tlustozobý
Danish: Tyknæbbet Ravn
German: Erzrabe
English: Thick billed Raven, Thick-billed Raven
English, HBW: Thick-billed Raven
English (IOC): Thick-billed Raven
English (United States): Thick-billed Raven
Esperanto: Dikbeka korvo
Spanish: Cuervo de Pico Grueso, Cuervo Picogordo
Spanish (Spain): Cuervo Picogordo
Spanish (HBW): Thick-billed Raven
Estonian: etioopia ronk
Finnish: Etiopiankorppi
French: Corbeau corbivau, Corbeau corbiveau, Corbivau, Corbivau d'Abyssinie
Croatian: krupnokljuni gavran
Hungarian: vastagcsőrű holló
Italian: Corvo abissino, Corvo imperiale beccogrosso, Corvo imperiale beccospesso
Japanese (romaji): oohashigarasu
Japanese: オオハシガラス
Kirghiz: тултук тумшук кузгун
Scientific: Corvus crassirostris
Lithuanian: Storasnapis kranklys
Dutch: Dikbekraaf
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tjukknebbramn
Norwegian: Tykknebbravn
Polish: kruk grubodzioby
Portuguese: Corvo-de-bico-grosso
Portuguese (Portugal): corvo-de-bico-grosso
Russian: Бронзовая ворона, Толстоклювый ворон
Slovak: krkavec hrubozobý
Serbian: Debelokljuni gavran
Swedish: Tjocknäbbad korp
Turkish: Kalın gagalı kuzgun
Tatar: юан томшыклы карга
Ukrainian: Крук ефіопський
Chinese: 厚嘴渡鸦
Chinese (Traditional): 厚嘴鴉

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