Distribution and Habitat
The Australian Raven is common throughout south-eastern Australia, and southern Western Australia (the populations being connected by a narrow strip across the Nullarbor Plain), but it is not found in the far north. It is found on some offshore islands such as Rottnest Island. and Kangaroo Island. The Australian Raven can be found in a wide range of natural and modified habitats. It requires available water and trees (or buildings) to roost in or perch on. Preferred habitats include eucalypt-dominated sclerophyll forest, and farmland adjacent to trees. It is also found in heath and mangroves. In areas where it occurs with the Little Raven, it is restricted to more forested areas while the latter species prefers more open areas.
The Australian Raven has adapted very well to human habitation in some cities and is a common bird in Canberra and Sydney; in Melbourne it is replaced as the common corvid by the Little Raven.
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