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Hooded Crow Corvus cornix [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
BTO Codes:
HC , HOOCR
EURING No:
15673
Number in Britain:
160 thousand territories (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
Unlisted
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Resident Breeder, Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
cornix recorded in Britain (of 3 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 L.: cornix =the crow
World Distribution:
Scotland, n,c&se Europe, nw Asia
Habitat:
Almost everywhere
Diet:
Invertebrates and cereal grain, also eggs, carrion and scraps
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
Regional Trends:
No regional trends available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
160 thousand territories
in 2000
First Record:
7th Century
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
Most frequent in:
Bog
Relative Frequency in Each Habitat:
European Population Size:
Summer:
Unavailable
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:
12
Clutch Size:
3 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
18 - 19 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
28 - 30 days
as:
Altricial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Trends in Breeding Productivity
Number Ringed:
0
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
2
years
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
Too few birds ringed
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Split from C. corone
Gaelic:
Starrag
Welsh:
Bran Llywd
Danish:
Gråkrage
Dutch:
Bonte Kraai
Finnish:
French:
Corneille mantelée
German:
Nebelkrähe
Hungarian:
Icelandic:
Irish:
Caróg Liath/Caróg Dhubh
Italian:
Cornacchia grigia
Norwegian:
Gråkrake
Polish:
Wrona siwa
Portuguese:
Gralha-cinzenta
Spanish:
Corneja cenicienta
Swedish:
Kråka
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