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Corvus cornix (Hooded crow)

Synonyms: Corvus corone cornix

Wikipedia Abstract

The hooded crow (Corvus cornix) (also called hoodie) is a Eurasian bird species in the Corvus genus. Widely distributed, it is also known locally as Scotch crow, Danish crow, and grey crow (in Slavic languages, Ireland and Denmark). Found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East, it is an ashy grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet. Like other corvids, it is an omnivorous and opportunistic forager and feeder.
View Wikipedia Record: Corvus cornix

Infraspecies

Corvus cornix capellanus
Corvus cornix cornix
Corvus cornix judaeus
Corvus cornix minos
Corvus cornix pallescens
Corvus cornix sharpii

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  1.199 lbs (544 g)
Birth Weight [1]  14 grams
Female Weight [1]  1.129 lbs (512 g)
Male Weight [1]  1.272 lbs (577 g)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  12.7 %
Clutch Size [2]  4
Clutches / Year [2]  1
Fledging [1]  34 days
Incubation [2]  18 days
Maximum Longevity [3]  17 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  20 inches (52 cm)
Wing Span [2]  39 inches (.98 m)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Apus apus (Common Swift)[4]
Margaritifera margaritifera (River pearl mussel)[4]
Sturnus vulgaris (European Starling)[4]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Consumers

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2British Trust for Ornithology
♦ 3de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 4Un-paint it black: Avian prey as a component of the diet of nestling Hooded Crows Corvus cornix, Piotr Zduniak, Jakub Z. Kosicki & Bartłomiej Gołdyn, Belg. J. Zool., 138 (1) : 85-89 (2008)
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0