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
perennial herb
Uses bishop pine as nesting and roosting habitat in coastal California populations
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
tree
Acorn foraging and consumption Sep-Dec
Bay Area nativeKeystone species
Common Horsetail
Equisetum arvense
fern
Winter foraging; opportunistic consumption during food scarcity
Bay Area native
Whitebark Raspberry
Rubus leucodermis
perennial herb
Late summer berry consumption; opportunistic foraging
Bay Area nativeKeystone species