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+ | [[Image:Hooded_Crow.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|alkumaheerd|alkumaheerd}} <br/> The bird linked is of race pallescens and was photographed in N [[Iran]] (Golestan NP)]] | ||
+ | ;[[:Category:Corvus|Corvus]] [[Carrion Crow|corone]] cornix | ||
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+ | ==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== | ||
+ | [[Europe]], and western [[Asia]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==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. | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{GSearch|Corvus+cornix}} | ||
+ | <br /> | ||
+ | {{Video|Hooded_Crow}} | ||
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+ | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Corvus]][[Category:Videos]] |
Revision as of 13:55, 3 April 2011
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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.
External Links