---
title: "Corvo-das-montanhas"
description: "Corvus albicollis — Aves. The white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis), also known as the collared raven, is a species of raven native to eastern and southern Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/white-necked-raven
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Corvo-das-montanhas

> Corvus albicollis — Aves. The white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis), also known as the collared raven, is a species of raven native to eastern and southern Africa.

- Scientific name: *Corvus albicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 2701
- Wikidata: [Q907903](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q907903)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8004](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8004)

## Names

- en: White-necked Raven
- de: Geierrabe
- es: Cuervo de cuello blanco
- fr: Corbeau à nuque blanche
- nl: Witnekraaf
- pt: Corvo-das-montanhas
- pl: Kruk wielkodzioby

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1934), TZ (290), MW (61), ZW (54), RW (48), KE (45), UG (41), LS (29), SZ (11), ZM (11), MZ (5), BI (3)

## Summary

The white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis), also known as the collared raven, is a species of raven native to eastern and southern Africa. It is somewhat smaller (50–54 cm in length) than the common raven or its nearest relative, the thick-billed raven C. crassirostris.

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

## Photo

![Corvo-das-montanhas](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-necked-raven/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp Hoenle · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/271230405

## Machine access

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