Hello Dean,
Certainly you are right and the Little Raven is the common one there. I
only know of parts of central Australia where two corvid species are
common. My book about the birds of Canberra mentions this curiosity. In
Canberra where I am, the Australian Raven is the common one and I have
them nesting with young in the tree in my back yard right now (as I do
most years). Of relevance to your question though is my article:
Veerman, P.A. 1979, Additional Records of Birds from La Trobe University
(Australian Bird Watcher 8(2); 40-41). That reports on my time there
from 1975-1978 and updates the 1976 article by Richard Zann. That
mentions only one record of the species over all that time and only of a
pair of birds seen. I remember the event.
Odd really to think of them as so uncommon in Melbourne, when the
reverse is true at Canberra, not so far away.
Philip Veerman
24 Castley Circuit
Kambah ACT 2902
02 - 62314041
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Subject: Australian Ravens in Melbourne?
Hello all.
I am very curious about Australian Ravens (Corvus coronoides) in
Melbourne. Apparently, they are not a very common bird either in the
city or the suburbs, but have been spotted from time to time. What I
have certainly never heard of is an Australian Raven nesting or taking
permanent residence here. This is what I would to find out.
Is there anybody here with experience in corvid identification
(including, for example, an awareness of any misconceptions) who can
state with confidence that they have seen an Australian Raven not just
perching or what not but actually nesting or at least maintaining
permanent residence somewhere in Melbourne?
Thank you in advance.
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