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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
48-52cm. All black with a green or purple sheen, black bill, legs and feet, stout bill. | 48-52cm. All black with a green or purple sheen, black bill, legs and feet, stout bill. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Most western [[Europe]] to the most eastern points of northern [[Asia]]. | + | Most of western [[Europe]] to the most eastern points of northern [[Asia]]. |
| + | [[Image:Hooded Crow 41.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Hooded Crow <br />Photo by {{user|Donald+Talbott|Donald Talbott}}<br />Keszthely, Lake Balaton, [[Hungary]], May 2009]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>==== | ||
| − | *''C. c. corone'' - | + | *''C. c. corone'' - Western [[Europe]] |
| − | *''C. c. orientalis'' - [[Iran]] to | + | *''C. c. orientalis'' - [[Iran]] to northern [[China]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]] |
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Hooded Crow ''corvix'' complex: | Hooded Crow ''corvix'' complex: | ||
| − | *''C. c. cornix'' - | + | *''C. c. cornix'' - Northern [[Europe]] to Yenisey Valley, [[Ukraine]], [[Corsica]] and southern [[Italy]] |
| − | *''C. c. sharpii'' - Mainland Italy to [[Yugoslavia]], [[Asia Minor]], | + | *''C. c. sharpii'' - Mainland [[Italy]] to [[Yugoslavia]], [[Asia Minor]], northern Iran and [[Kazakhstan]] |
| − | *''C. c. pallescens'' - Coastal | + | *''C. c. pallescens'' - Coastal southern [[Turkey]] to [[Levant]], northern [[Iraq]] and [[Egypt]] |
| − | *''C. c. capellanus'' - | + | *''C. c. capellanus'' - Southern [[Iraq]] and adjacent south-western [[Iran]] |
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====Status of Hooded Crow ''corvix'' complex==== | ====Status of Hooded Crow ''corvix'' complex==== | ||
Clements (2007) treats Hooded Crow (''C. (corone?) cornix'', including ''sharpii'', ''pallescens'', and ''capellanus'') as a full species, citing the recommendation of Parkin et al. (2003)<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) retain the Hooded Crow ''cornix'' complex within Carrion Crow (''C. corone'') and the Opus awaits further clarification. See BirdForum threads discussing this taxonomic discrepancy [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=102015 here] and [http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=119618 here]. | Clements (2007) treats Hooded Crow (''C. (corone?) cornix'', including ''sharpii'', ''pallescens'', and ''capellanus'') as a full species, citing the recommendation of Parkin et al. (2003)<sup>[[#References|2]]</sup>. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) retain the Hooded Crow ''cornix'' complex within Carrion Crow (''C. corone'') and the Opus awaits further clarification. See BirdForum threads discussing this taxonomic discrepancy [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=102015 here] and [http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=119618 here]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Found almost anywhere from coast to moorland, even city centres. <sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | Found almost anywhere from coast to moorland, even city centres. <sup>[[#References|3]]</sup> | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Ingenious adaption to all urban environments and intelligent. Can be observed sitting atop of trafficlights and dropping hardcased nuts onto the streets below so to make use of the crushing effects of traffic; and will retrieve the contents at a 'red' signal. | Ingenious adaption to all urban environments and intelligent. Can be observed sitting atop of trafficlights and dropping hardcased nuts onto the streets below so to make use of the crushing effects of traffic; and will retrieve the contents at a 'red' signal. | ||
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The diet includes carrion, insects, worms, seeds, fruit and scraps. | The diet includes carrion, insects, worms, seeds, fruit and scraps. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
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# Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | # Clements, James F. 2007. ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World''. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019 | ||
# Parkin, D.T., M. Collison, A. Helbig, A.G. Knox, and G. Sangster. 2003. "The taxonomic status of Carrion and Hooded Crows." ''British Birds''. 96 (6): 274–90. | # Parkin, D.T., M. Collison, A. Helbig, A.G. Knox, and G. Sangster. 2003. "The taxonomic status of Carrion and Hooded Crows." ''British Birds''. 96 (6): 274–90. | ||
| − | # | + | #RSPB |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Corvus+corone}} | {{GSearch|Corvus+corone}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Corvus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | + | <br /> |
| + | {{Video|Carrion_Crow}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Corvus]][[Category:Bird Songs]][[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 23:26, 12 January 2010
Includes Hooded Crow
Photo by RichUK
- Corvus corone
Identification
48-52cm. All black with a green or purple sheen, black bill, legs and feet, stout bill.
Distribution
Most of western Europe to the most eastern points of northern Asia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies1
Hooded Crow corvix complex:
- C. c. cornix - Northern Europe to Yenisey Valley, Ukraine, Corsica and southern Italy
- C. c. sharpii - Mainland Italy to Yugoslavia, Asia Minor, northern Iran and Kazakhstan
- C. c. pallescens - Coastal southern Turkey to Levant, northern Iraq and Egypt
- C. c. capellanus - Southern Iraq and adjacent south-western Iran
Status of Hooded Crow corvix complex
Clements (2007) treats Hooded Crow (C. (corone?) cornix, including sharpii, pallescens, and capellanus) as a full species, citing the recommendation of Parkin et al. (2003)2. However, Howard & Moore (2003) and Sibley & Monroe (1996) retain the Hooded Crow cornix complex within Carrion Crow (C. corone) and the Opus awaits further clarification. See BirdForum threads discussing this taxonomic discrepancy here and here.
Habitat
Found almost anywhere from coast to moorland, even city centres. 3
Behaviour
Ingenious adaption to all urban environments and intelligent. Can be observed sitting atop of trafficlights and dropping hardcased nuts onto the streets below so to make use of the crushing effects of traffic; and will retrieve the contents at a 'red' signal.
Diet
The diet includes carrion, insects, worms, seeds, fruit and scraps.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Corvus corone (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
- Parkin, D.T., M. Collison, A. Helbig, A.G. Knox, and G. Sangster. 2003. "The taxonomic status of Carrion and Hooded Crows." British Birds. 96 (6): 274–90.
- RSPB
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Carrion Crow. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Carrion_Crow
External Links
