Hooded Crow

Other names

Scientiphic name: corvus cornix.

Description

It has the same dimensions of the Carrion Crow. It has a light gray body plumage with black head, throat, wings and tail. The bill is very heavy and black. The legs are black, too.

Similar species

Carrion Crow, Eurasian Magpie, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw.

Behaviour

Like all the corvids, the Hooded Crow is very intelligent. They are often seen in

flocks, sometimes mixed with Carrion Crows.

Diet

This bird is omnivore. It eats small rodents and lizards, worms, insects, eggs and chicks stolen from other birds' nests, seeds, carrion, berries and fruit.

Calls

the call is a gruff, loud kraah, krahh, kraah, the flight call is a queruleous kreew, kreew.

Reproduction

The Hooded Crow nests in May and makes a big nest on a tree using twigs. There it lays about five blue eggs mottled with brown. The chicks are nidiculous.

Distribution/habitat

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Projects
This article is part of Project Aves, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each bird, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Passeriformes, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each passerine, including made-up species. This article is part of Project Corvidae, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each corvid, including made-up species.