m |
m |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[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)]] | [[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 | + | ;[[:Category:Corvus|Corvus]] cornix |
==Identification== | ==Identification== |
Revision as of 13:56, 3 April 2011
- 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.
External Links