Hooded crow or hybrid? (2 Viewers)

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Oct 22, 2019

• #21

Here's a useful article on hybrid identification:
http://literateherringthisway.blogspot.com/p/hoodie-carrion-crow.html

 

kb57

Well-known member

• Oct 22, 2019

• #22

Andrew Whitehouse said:

Here's a useful article on hybrid identification:
http://literateherringthisway.blogspot.com/p/hoodie-carrion-crow.html

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Interesting article - I saw a hybrid in Edinburgh city a few years ago which I guess would fall into the 'mid-grey' category, but had the appearance of a Hooded Crow pattern but everything a much darker shade of grey. The article explains this by saying 'Often the grey plumage can appear darker due to the black in the centres of the feathers being more diffuse than the very fine black line on the feathers of pure Hooded Crow. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera!

 

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SteveTS

Well-known member

• Oct 22, 2019

• #23

Stone the crows, 500+ views of this thread for a cockle dropping Hoodie hybrid!

Many thanks for all the comments and contributions, very interesting.

Regards, Steve

 

rollingthunder

Well-known member

• Oct 23, 2019

• #24

That’ll teach ya (literally) Steve

Laurie:t: