Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia Oct 26, 2025

Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia

Perched high in the mountains of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, the thick-billed raven holds the title of the world"s largest raven. At more than 70 centimetres in length and weighing around 1.5 kilograms, it is about a quarter heavier than the common raven. Its enormous, arched bill—pale at the base and close to 9 centimetres long—is the largest among perching birds. These ravens live mostly between 1,500 and 3,400 metres above sea level, found across farmland, rocky cliffs and even rooftops in mountain towns.

© Ignacio Yufera/FLPA/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

A ghost on the mountain
Oct 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Oct 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Sanctuary among the trees
The butterfly effect
Stretching to the sky
Mar 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Dec 7, 2023Verdon Gorge, France
Feb 10, 2025Art Installation of umbrellas, London, United Kingdom
May 1, 2024Maharashtra Day
Nov 13, 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
What are these beautiful birds?
Our forgotten forests
May 13, 2026Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, California, United States
A modern recreation
Alps of the sea
A chocolate lovers favorite fruit
Jul 10, 2025Guru Purnima
One giant leap for mankind
A fox in the dunes
Dec 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Jun 14, 2024Peggys Cove Lighthouse, Canada
Southern tip of a northern isle
Centuries of time in a Delicate Arch
Feb 22, 2026Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
Feb 23, 2025Mount Fuji Day
Nov 21, 2023Grey seal pup
Oct 6, 2023Taughannock Falls State Park, New York
Jul 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Mar 24, 2024Silvereyes
Check out these ‘sea cows’
Jan 2, 2025Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
Nov 1, 2024Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil