In Genesis, the first bird Noah sent from Noah’s Ark to check the Flood waters was a raven. Genesis 8:7 says Noah sent it after the ark came to rest and the waters continued to recede.
The raven went “to and fro” until the waters dried up from the earth. Genesis then describes a second bird test: Noah sent a dove, which returned because it found no place to rest. The dove’s later return with an olive leaf supplied a clearer sign that exposed vegetation was available.
The raven and dove serve different narrative functions. The raven’s behavior is described briefly, while the dove is released three times and produces the well-known olive-leaf episode. Because later retellings emphasize the dove, people sometimes remember it as the first bird.
This question concerns the sequence in Genesis, not later artistic traditions or interpretations. The order is explicit: raven first, followed by the dove.