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title: "Common Raven vs Kea (Alpine Parrot): Who Would Win?"
description: "Who would win, Common Raven or Kea (Alpine Parrot)? Too close to call: our 3-round simulation gives 50% to 50%."
image: "https://animaltracks.wiki/icon-512.png"
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# Common Raven vs Kea (Alpine Parrot): Who Would Win?

Common Raven vs Kea (Alpine Parrot) is too close to call. Our 3-round simulation gives Common Raven a 50% chance and Kea (Alpine Parrot) 50%, which is not enough for either to claim the win.

Common Raven is at home in polar ice and tundra, and Kea (Alpine Parrot) in forest. The simulation puts them on neutral ground, and on either animal's home turf the result could shift.

## Verdict: Too close to call
- **Win probability**: Common Raven 50%, Kea (Alpine Parrot) 50%
- **Decisive weapon**: Evenly Matched Evolutionary Countermeasures

### Round 1: Opening Clash & Speed

Common Raven seizes the opening initiative with superior agility (46 vs 40), circling Kea (Alpine Parrot) and striking from an advantageous flank.

### Round 2: Clash of Superpowers

Kea (Alpine Parrot) detonates its biological specialty: Uses relative quantities to predict odds, as human infants and chimpanzees do, plus a love of tinkering that often turns on taps and has been known to wreck car wipers. The sheer destructive payload overcomes Common Raven's 14 armor rating.

### Round 3: Final Resolution

After three grueling rounds, neither creature can establish a decisive edge. Both combatants retreat to neutral ground with full mutual respect.

## Fighter 1: Common Raven (*Corvus corax*)
- **Superpower**: Caches food out of rivals' sight, guards the stash when an unseen rival might be watching, and is less willing to pull after a partner cheats
- **Danger Level**: Low
- **Conservation Status**: Least Concern
- **Habitat**: Tundra, seacoasts, rocky cliffs, mountain forests, plains and deserts across Europe, Asia, North Africa and North and Central America
- **Musical Match**: Heilung (Nordic Dark Folk & Ritual Atmospheric)
- **Full Dossier**: [Read Common Raven Profile](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/common-raven/)

## Fighter 2: Kea (Alpine Parrot) (*Nestor notabilis*)
- **Superpower**: Uses relative quantities to predict odds, as human infants and chimpanzees do, plus a love of tinkering that often turns on taps and has been known to wreck car wipers.
- **Danger Level**: Low
- **Conservation Status**: Endangered
- **Habitat**: Native forest, subalpine scrub, tussock and herb-field along the South Island's axial ranges, from coastal dunes to high alpine peaks
- **Musical Match**: Dropkick Murphys (Celtic Punk & Folk Riot)
- **Full Dossier**: [Read Kea (Alpine Parrot) Profile](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/kea/)

## Biological Matchup Context
When contrasting Common Raven against Kea (Alpine Parrot), tactical victory depends on physiological engagement range, strike speed, armor density, and chemical or physical defense mechanisms:
- **Common Raven**: The oversized scavenger that caches food out of rivals' sight, guards the stash when it might be seen, and is less willing to pull its weight after a partner cheats.
- **Kea (Alpine Parrot)**: A mountain parrot that matched human infants and chimpanzees on a probability test, and was persecuted as a sheep killer for over a century.

Pick your own matchup in the interactive arena: [Battle Arena](https://animaltracks.wiki/compare/common-raven-vs-kea/)

> The Battle Arena is an algorithmic thought experiment for education and entertainment. Never provoke, fight, or disturb animals in the wild.

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