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title: "Chihuahuan Raven"
description: "Corvus cryptoleucus — Uccelli. The Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) is a species in the family Corvidae that is native to the United States and Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/chihuahuan-raven
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Chihuahuan Raven

> Corvus cryptoleucus — Uccelli. The Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) is a species in the family Corvidae that is native to the United States and Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Corvus cryptoleucus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 2266
- Wikidata: [Q997604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q997604)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8003](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8003)

## Names

- en: Chihuahuan Raven
- de: Weißhalsrabe
- es: Cuervo llanero
- fr: Corbeau à cou blanc
- nl: Woestijnraaf
- pl: Kruk meksykański

## Countries with the most observations

US (720), MX (450)

## Summary

The Chihuahuan raven (Corvus cryptoleucus) is a species in the family Corvidae that is native to the United States and Mexico.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Don Wellmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256962904

## Machine access

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