Northern Raven

Copyright: AW/monacoeye • Iceland, May 2011 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Northern Raven
Latin: Corvus corax
Other: Common Raven, Raven • Grand Corbeau (Fr) • Kolkrabe (De) • cuervo común, cacalote (Es) • Corvo imperiale (It) • Raaf (Nl) • Korp (Nl) • Corvo-comum (Pt)
Family: Corvidae • Crows, Ravens
Range: Widespread North America, Middle America, Eurasia, Iceland
Similar: Common Crow

No doubt this is a Raven, not a Crow, because there are no crows on Iceland, where this was taken. The pictured bird looks like Corvus corax varius, the Icelandic subspecies, which has whitish feathers on the neck.