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Anchorage White Raven
The Anchorage White Raven is a leucistic common raven (''Corvus corax'') that resided in Anchorage, Alaska, from 2023 to 2024. Hatched on the Kenai Peninsula in the spring of 2023, the raven moved to Anchorage by October 2023. Over 27,000 people joined a Facebook group dedicated to tracking the raven, during which time it had gained a reputation as a trickster. The raven left Anchorage in April 2024 and was last sighted in Soldotna. The raven's status and whereabouts are unknown as of December 2024. Description The Anchorage White Raven is a common raven (''Corvus corax'') of unknown sex. It is white with blue eyes, making it leucistic. Birds with the leucistic phenotype are rare, with a 1 in 30,000 chance of being hatched. Due to the bird's condition, concerns were expressed that it would have a hard time surviving the winter. It hatched on the Kenai Peninsula in the spring of 2023, one of seven siblings still under the care of their mother in June. One of its siblings had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Raven
The common raven or northern raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all Corvidae, corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from various regions. It is one of the two largest corvids, alongside the thick-billed raven, and is the heaviest passerine bird; at maturity, the common raven averages in length and in weight, though up to in the heaviest individuals. Although their typical lifespan is considerably shorter, common ravens can live more than 23 years in the wild. Young birds may travel in Flocks of birds, flocks but later mate for life, with each mated pair defending a territory (animal), territory. Common ravens have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and in some areas have been so numerous that people have regarded them as pest (organi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
