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Carrion Crow Corvus corone [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Breeding & Survival
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
BTO Codes:
C. , CARCR
EURING No:
15671
Number in Britain:
790 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
GREEN
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
corone recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
46 cm
Wingspan:
98 cm
Weight:
M/F: 510 g
Scientific name from:
L.: corvus =the raven
and Gr.: korone =the crow
World Distribution:
w Europe, ne&c Asia
Habitat:
Almost everywhere
Diet:
Invertebrates and cereal grain, also eggs, carrion and scraps
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
790 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
7th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Wolstonian (penultimate) glaciation, c. 150,000 yr ago]
Latest Survey:
Gregory, R.D. & Marchant, J.H. (1996) Bird Study 43:28-37
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Towns
Also common in:
Pasture Farmland, Villages, Deciduous Wood
And found in:
Coastal Habitat, Scrub, Arable Farmland
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
5.5 to 12 million pairs
(Trend in Numbers )
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II*)
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
43 x 30 mm
Egg Weight:
19.8 g (of which 6 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
222
Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
3.92 ± 0.90 (2 - 7) N = 1304
Incubation:
18 - 20 days
18.46 ± 1.14 (17 - 21) N = 1304
by the:
Female
Fledging:
29 - 30 days
29.13 ± 3.38 (22 - 36) N = 2614
as:
Altricial, downy
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
First Clutches Laid:
7 Apr (14 Mar - 29 Apr)
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
249
Adult Survival:
0.608
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
4
years
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Fv
Wing Length
Adult:
309.3 ± 20.9
Range
283 - 335 mm, N =92
Juvenile:
299.2 ± 22.0
259 - 325 mm, N =33
Male:
319.6 ± 14.0
. - . mm, N =24
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
508.7 ± 65.26
Range
410.0 - 610.0 g , N =51
Juvenile:
429.2 ± 76.84
295.0 - 543.0 g , N =28
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Includes C. cornix
Gaelic:
Feannag-dhubh
Welsh:
Bran Dyddyn
Danish:
Krage
Dutch:
Kraai
Finnish:
Nokivaris
French:
Corneille noire
German:
Rabenkrähe
Hungarian:
Dolmányos varjú
Icelandic:
Kráka
Irish:
Caróg Liath/Caróg Dhubh
Italian:
Cornacchia
Norwegian:
Krĺke
Polish:
Wrona zwyczajna
Portuguese:
Gralha-cinzenta (-preta)
Spanish:
Corneja
Swedish:
Krĺka
Collective Noun: Murder
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