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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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| + | Includes molluscs and crabs, the eggs of gulls, cormorants and other birds | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They build a bulky stick nest, placed in a tall tree, but cliff ledges, old buildings and pylons may be used. 4-6 brown-speckled blue eggs are incubated for 17-19 days by the female alone, who is fed by the male. The young fledge after 32-36 days. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Corvus+cornix}} | {{GSearch|Corvus+cornix}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 04:06, 25 January 2008
- Corvus cornix
Identification
48-452cm.
- Glossy black head, throat, wings, tail and thigh feathers
- Gray "vest"
- Black bill and legs
- Iris dark brown
Juveniles have duller plumage with bluish or greyish eyes and, initially, a red mouth.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behaviour
Diet
Includes molluscs and crabs, the eggs of gulls, cormorants and other birds
Breeding
They build a bulky stick nest, placed in a tall tree, but cliff ledges, old buildings and pylons may be used. 4-6 brown-speckled blue eggs are incubated for 17-19 days by the female alone, who is fed by the male. The young fledge after 32-36 days.
