Bird
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixAlso known as Hoodie, Grey Crow, Scotch Crow, Danish Crow
Hooded crows stand out with their striking contrast of pale ash-grey mantle and belly against a jet-black head, wings, and tail. Highly adaptable and intensely social, these clever corvids drop hard-shelled mollusks onto rocks or roads to crack them open and readily solve multi-step problems to reach food. They construct sturdy stick nests high in trees or on coastal cliffs, frequently forming lifelong monogamous pairs that defend year-round territories.
IntelligentOmnivorousAdaptable
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyInvertebrates, Grain and Seeds, Carrion
Predators
- Northern Goshawk
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Red Fox
ThreatsAgricultural intensification, persecution, indirect poisoning
HabitatsAgricultural fields, open woodlands, urban parks, coastal shores
Life span4–12 years
Classification
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae
- GenusCorvus
- SpeciesCorvus cornix
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe from a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Listen Carefully: Distinguish their harsh, raspy kraa calls from the deeper croaks of ravens.
- Watch Behavior: Look near shorelines and roads to see them dropping hard food items to break them open.
- Maintain Distance: Keep back from nesting trees during spring to avoid alarming protective parents.
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Close Relative Alexis Lours / CC BY 4.0 · cc-by
Larger Relative "Common Raven (Corvus corax)" by Franco Folini is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/. · cc-by-sa
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