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Corvus monedula

(Eurasian Jackdaw)

Common Names

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Common Names in Czech:

Kavka Obecná

Common Names in Dutch:

Kauw

Common Names in English:

Eurasian Crow, Eurasian Jackdaw, Jackdaw, Western Jackdaw

Common Names in French:

Choucas Des Tours

Common Names in German:

Dohle

Common Names in Hebrew:

קאק

Common Names in Italian:

Taccola

Common Names in Japanese:

ニシコクマルカラス

Common Names in Russian:

Галка, Galka

Common Names in Spanish:

Grajilla, Grajilla Común

Common Names in unspecified:

Eurasian Crow

Description

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Physical Description

Adult : Head : Ear Coverts: gray Face : Eye Color: pale gray Neck: Nape: gray Body: Back: dark glossy blue-black metallic sheen.

Size/Age/Growth

About 13 inches long, with a wingspan of 17.5 to 17.5 inches. Adults weigh about 8.6 ounces .

Habitat

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate 4.4Grassland - Temperate

Biology

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Migration

Northern birds migrate

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Corvus

There are approximately 194 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. adsimilis · C. afer · C. affinis · C. alba · C. albicollis (African White-Necked Raven) · C. albus (Pied Crow) · C. americana · C. azureus · C. bacmeisteri · C. benetti · C. bennetti (Little Crow) · C. boreus (Relict Raven) · C. brachyrhynchos (American Crow) · C. brachyrhynchos brachyrhynchos (Southern Crow) · C. brachyrhynchos caurinus · C. brachyrhynchos hesperis · C. brachyrhynchos pascuus · C. brachyrhynchos paulus (American Crow) · C. brachyrhynchus · C. brachyrynchos · C. c. corax · C. caledonicus · C. capellanus · C. capensis (Black Crow) · C. capensis capensis · C. capensis kordofanensis · C. caurinus (Northwestern Crow) · C. corax (Southwestern Raven) · C. corax canariensis · C. corax clarionensis (Common Raven) · C. corax corax (Southwestern Raven) · C. corax dardaniensis · C. corax hispanus · C. corax islandicus · C. corax jordansi · C. corax kamtschaticus · C. corax kretae · C. corax laurencei · C. corax laurenci (Common Raven) · C. corax principalis (Common Raven) · C. corax sinuatus (Common Raven) · C. corax ssp · C. corax subcorax · C. corax tibetanus · C. corax tingitanus · C. corax varius · C. cornix · C. cornix cornix · C. cornix kaukasicus · C. cornix pallescens · C. cornix sardonius · C. cornix sharpii · C. cornix syriacus · C. corone · C. corone; cornix (Hooded Crow) · C. corone capellanus · C. corone cornix (Hooded Crow) · C. corone corone · C. corone coronix · C. corone interpositus · C. corone orientalis · C. corone pallescens · C. corone sardonius · C. corone sharpii · C. corone ssp · C. corone x · C. coronoides (Australian Raven) · C. coronoides coronoides (Australian Raven) · C. coronoides inoptatus · C. coronoides perplexus · C. crassirostris (Thick-Billed Raven) · C. cryptoleucus (White-Necked Raven) · C. culminatus · C. dauuricus (Daurian Jackdaw) · C. difficilis · C. edithae · C. enca (Slender-Billed Crow) · C. enca celebensis · C. enca compilator · C. enca enca · C. enca pusillus · C. enca samarensis · C. enca sierramadrensis · C. enca violaceus · C. f. hilgerti · C. florensis (Flores Crow) · C. frugilegus (Rook) · C. frugilegus frugilegus (Rook) · C. frugilegus pastinator · C. frugileus · C. fuscicapillus (Brown-Headed Crow) · C. fuscicapillus megarhynchus · C. hassi · C. hawaiiensis (Hawaiian Crow) · C. hungaricus · C. iliceti · C. imparatus (Tamaulipas Crow) · C. impluviatus · C. infumatus · C. insolens

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 06, 2007:

Identifiers

Last Revised: 2009-06-19