Raven
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<tr><th bgcolor=pink>Scientific classification
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<tr><td>Kingdom:<td>Animalia
<tr><td>Phylum:<td>Chordata
<tr><td>Class:<td>Aves
<tr><td>Order:<td>Passeriformes
<tr><td>Family:<td>Corvidae
<tr><td>Genus:<td>Corvus
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Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. Other birds in the same genus are the smaller crows, jackdaws, and rooks.
With its black plumage, croaking call, and carrion-eating, the Raven was considered a bird of ill omen long before Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven. In some religions Ravens are considered to be sacred messengers, or the eyes and ears of Gods. In ancient Norse religion the God Odin has two Ravens, Huginn and Muninn. In ancient Celtic religion Ravens were the symbol of the God Brán.
Raven species include:
fr:Corbeau (oiseau)
nl:Raaf (dier)
sv:Korp
