Forest Raven
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| Corvus tasmanicus Mathews, 1912 |
An outlying population exists in a small area in the tablelands of northeastern New South Wales. The suggestion that this form be given specific rank and be known as the Relict Raven (Corvus boreus) appears not to have gathered favour, and the Relict Raven remains classified as a subspecies, C. tasmanicus boreus.
There is a scientific study at present concerned with the Forest Raven (C. tasmanicus) and the Little Raven (C. mellori) on the mainland.
Distribution map
Range: It inhabits a wide range of habitat within Tasmania such a woods, open interrupted forest, mountains, coastal areas, farmland and town and city fringes.
Food: A typical omnivore taking a very wide range of foods such as insects, carrion, fruit, grain and worms. It has been know to kill and eat birds as large as the Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae) using some degree of cunning by pretending to be foraging near enough to get close for the kill.
Nest: A stick nest, very similar to the mainland Australian raven and like it, built always high up in tall trees.
Voice: A deep korr-korr-korr-korr with a similarly drawn out last note to the Australian Raven.