Little Raven
Corvus mellori
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus mellori (Little Raven)
The little raven (Corvus mellori) is a species of the family Corvidae that is native to southeastern Australia. An adult individual is about 48–50 cm (19–19.5 in) in length, with completely black plumage, beak, and legs; as with all Australian species of Corvus, the black feathers have a grey base, and the iris of the adult bird is white (typical also of some related species from islands to the north of Australia). Although the little raven was first named by Gregory Mathews in 1912, it was only in 1967 that there was consensus to separate it from the Australian raven (C. coronoides) as a distinct species. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Little Raven sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kosciuszko National Park
Australian Raven
Corvus coronoides
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Flinders Ranges National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Raven in Kosciuszko National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Little Raven sighting in Kosciuszko National Park, based on 174 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Little Raven in Kosciuszko National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Little Raven in Kosciuszko National Park in our monthly data.