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Monday 7 October 2013

HOODED CROWS, CARRION CROWS AND A JACKDAW: A GALLERY

The hooded crow, Corvus cornix, is a species of crow found in much of continental Europe and Scotland. It was once considered a subspecies of the carrion crow Corvus corone, mostly because they are very similar in habits and sometimes hybridise. For example, like the carrion crow, the hooded crow is a constant scavenger, and is an omnivore. It will eat things like food scraps, small mammals, smaller birds, carrion, eggs, molluscs and crabs. However, unlike the carrion crow, it is mostly pale grey, with a black face, wings and tail. It was abundant in all the places I visited.
The carrion crow, Corvus corone, is also a species of crow. It will eat many different things, scavenging like the hooded crow. Its habits are pretty much the same. However, it is coloured black with a green or purple sheen, with the bill, legs and feet also coloured black. It will sometimes hybridise with the hooded crow.
The Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula, can be found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa. There are four different subspecies. At 34 to 39 centimetres long, it is the second-smallest bird in the genus Corvus. It is coloured mostly blackish grey or black, with a pale grey nape.
Now enough with the information, I'll just show you the photos!
A hooded crow at the Tiergarten Zoo, Vienna
Another hooded crow in the park in front of the Hilton Vienna
A hooded crow photographed through the window of the Uffuzi Gallery in Florence
A hooded crow in front of the Termini Train Station in Rome
A hooded crow in the Rome Forum
A carrion crow at the Tiergarten Zoo
Another carrion crow, also at the Tiergarten Zoo
Finally a jackdaw, in the area around the Leaning Tower of Pisa

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