Which bird did Noah release first from the Ark?

Noah first released a raven from the Ark, according to Genesis.

Genesis 8:7 says Noah sent out a raven after the waters began to decrease. The raven flew back and forth until the waters dried from the earth. Noah then sent a dove, whose later returns supplied the more familiar signs about the condition of the land.

The raven is often overlooked because the dove’s olive leaf is the episode most commonly remembered. The two birds serve different narrative roles: the raven is the first test, while the dove’s successive flights provide clearer indications that the Flood waters were receding.

This question is distinct from asking which bird returned with an olive leaf. Genesis identifies that later bird as a dove, but the first bird Noah released was a raven.