- 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
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.