What does the Common Raven eat?

The Common Raven's diet shapes where and when you'll find it. Understanding what it eats helps you predict where to look.

Diet overview

Omnivore (highly opportunistic, including carrion, small mammals, birds, eggs, insects, grains, fruits, and human refuse)

How it forages

Highly opportunistic and omnivorous. Primary diet includes carrion, small mammals (rodents, rabbits), birds, eggs, insects, mollusks, crustaceans, grains, fruits, berries, and human refuse. They are adept at caching food and often forage in pairs or small groups, sometimes cooperating to find or access food sources.

When it feeds

Diurnal, active from dawn to dusk.

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