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Common Raven

Corvus corax

Large all-black bird with shaggy throat and deep croaking call. Intelligent scavenger and omnivore that helps control rodent populations and disperses seeds throughout Bay Area landscapes.

Plants that support Common Raven

4 plants

Bishop Pine

Pinus muricata

moderate

perennial herb

Uses bishop pine as nesting and roosting habitat in coastal California populations

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Coast Live Oak

Quercus agrifolia

high

tree

Acorn foraging and consumption Sep-Dec

Bay Area nativeKeystone species

Common Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

moderate

fern

Winter foraging; opportunistic consumption during food scarcity

Bay Area native

Whitebark Raspberry

Rubus leucodermis

moderate

perennial herb

Late summer berry consumption; opportunistic foraging

Bay Area nativeKeystone species