Post by OldGreenVulture on Jun 9, 2019 11:08:56 GMT
Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species: Corvus Cornix
Length: 46-48cm
Wingspan: 98cm
Weight: 510g
Typical Lifespan: 4yrs
Description:
The Hooded crow is a widely distributed Eurasian Bird, Similiar in size and shape to the carrion crow but easily distinguished and identified by its two-colour plumage; the body is a dirty grey, while the wings, tail, head and bib are black.
The call is a distinctive Coarse 'kra-kra-kra'.
Distribution:
Diet:
In general an omnivourous species opportunistic birds that will also scavenge Diet includes - Invertebrates, Grain, Scraps, Eggs and carrion, in Scotland Some Hooded Crows have even been recorded catching Salmon Smolt on the River Meig.
Social Behaviour:
Unlike Rooks and Jackdaws, The Hooded crow is a solitary nester, Defending a large territory around the nest site for much of the year.
Nests are usually constructed high in a tree, sometimes on a cliff face, building or other structure.
Flocks usually consist of immature birds and birds of breeding age lacking a territory.
communal roosts are formed in the winter, involving for the most part birds from these floating flocks and sometimes
even involving Rooks, Jackdaws and Carrion Crows.
From Carnivora.
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Corvus
Species: Corvus Cornix
Length: 46-48cm
Wingspan: 98cm
Weight: 510g
Typical Lifespan: 4yrs
Description:
The Hooded crow is a widely distributed Eurasian Bird, Similiar in size and shape to the carrion crow but easily distinguished and identified by its two-colour plumage; the body is a dirty grey, while the wings, tail, head and bib are black.
The call is a distinctive Coarse 'kra-kra-kra'.
Distribution:
Diet:
In general an omnivourous species opportunistic birds that will also scavenge Diet includes - Invertebrates, Grain, Scraps, Eggs and carrion, in Scotland Some Hooded Crows have even been recorded catching Salmon Smolt on the River Meig.
Social Behaviour:
Unlike Rooks and Jackdaws, The Hooded crow is a solitary nester, Defending a large territory around the nest site for much of the year.
Nests are usually constructed high in a tree, sometimes on a cliff face, building or other structure.
Flocks usually consist of immature birds and birds of breeding age lacking a territory.
communal roosts are formed in the winter, involving for the most part birds from these floating flocks and sometimes
even involving Rooks, Jackdaws and Carrion Crows.
From Carnivora.