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title: "Brown-necked Raven"
description: "Corvus ruficollis — Uccelli. The brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a larger bird (52–56 cm in length) than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/brown-necked-raven
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Brown-necked Raven

> Corvus ruficollis — Uccelli. The brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a larger bird (52–56 cm in length) than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven.

- Scientific name: *Corvus ruficollis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 1352
- Wikidata: [Q420818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8034](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8034)

## Names

- en: Brown-necked Raven
- de: Wüstenrabe
- es: Cuervo desertícola
- fr: Corbeau brun
- nl: Bruinnekraaf
- pt: Corvo-do-deserto
- pl: Kruk pustynny

## Countries with the most observations

MA (177), IL (173), DZ (168), EG (123), CV (114), AE (72), OM (46), JO (43), KZ (40), MR (39), EH (31), SA (25)

## Summary

The brown-necked raven (Corvus ruficollis) is a larger bird (52–56 cm in length) than the carrion crow though not as large as the common raven. It has similar proportions to the common raven but the bill is not so large or deep and the wings tend to be a little more pointed in profile. The head and throat are a distinct brownish-black giving the bird its English name, while the rest of the plumage is black glossed with purple, blue or purplish-blue. Like the common raven, thick-billed raven and white-necked raven, it is one of the larger raven species. The feathers of this species often fade quite quickly to a brownish…

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

## Photo

![Brown-necked Raven](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brown-necked-raven/medium.jpg)

Photo: bitsandbugs · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/266574006

## Machine access

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