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title: "Forest Raven"
description: "Corvus tasmanicus — Birds. The forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian raven, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Tasmania and parts of southern Victoria, such as Wilsons Promontory and Portland."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/forest-raven
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Forest Raven

> Corvus tasmanicus — Birds. The forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian raven, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Tasmania and parts of southern Victoria, such as Wilsons Promontory and Portland.

- Scientific name: *Corvus tasmanicus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 1291
- Wikidata: [Q1299780](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1299780)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8043](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8043)

## Names

- en: Forest Raven
- de: Tasmankrähe
- es: Cuervo de Tasmania
- fr: Corbeau de Tasmanie
- nl: Tasmaanse raaf
- pl: Kruk tasmański

## Countries with the most observations

AU (998)

## Summary

The forest raven (Corvus tasmanicus), also commonly known as the Tasmanian raven, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae native to Tasmania and parts of southern Victoria, such as Wilsons Promontory and Portland. Populations are also found in parts of New South Wales, including Dorrigo and Armidale. Measuring 50–53 cm (20–21 in) in length, it has all-black plumage, beak and legs. As with the other two species of raven in Australia, its black feathers have grey bases. Adults have white irises; younger birds have dark brown and then hazel irises with an inner blue rim. New South Wales populations are recognised…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_raven

## Photo

![Forest Raven](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/forest-raven/medium.jpg)

Photo: Peter Shanks · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244859601

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/forest-raven?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).