| Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix (Linnaeus, 1758)) |
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Scientific name: Corvus cornix (Linnaeus, 1758) Common name: Hooded Crow Other names: The Hooded Crow is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) listed as Corvus corone cornix. French name: Corneille mantelée Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Size: Body size: 45 to 51 cm; Weight: 400 to 600 g; Wingspan: 84 to 100 cm. Habitat: Open countryside, moors and arid zones. Food: Very varied food including carrions, invertebrates, seeds and fruits. Nesting: Females lay 4 to 6 eggs in a stick nest located in a tree or inside a bush. Migration: Sedentary. Geographic area: Europe in northern Scotland and east of a line running from Denmark to northern Italia, Corsica, Central Asia. In the western regions the Hooded Crow is replaced by the Carrion Crow, as well as in eastern Asia. |
Hooded Crows are ashy grey in colour except head, throat, wings and tail which are black. The bill and the legs are also black in colour. Both sexes are similar. |
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This Hooded Crow was observed in the centre of Budapest where it must come to take advantage of the various detritus it is able to access. |
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Hooded crows are not a very shy birds, like their black cousins. It is easy to shoot close-up pictures. |
André Bon February 2022