Daurian Jackdaw

How to identify

Field marks

1. Dirty white from the nape to the breast and belly; otherwise black
2. Mottled gray area on the ear-coverts
3. Black bill, legs and feet; dark brown iris
4. Small, with a body length of about 30 cm

Male, female and young

The sexes have the same shape and coloration; in first-winter birds, the areas that are dirty white in adults are blackish dark gray.

Voice

Softer and rounder than Large-billed Crow, though still noisy when flocks pass overhead.

Similar species

Large-billed Crow

Daurian Jackdaw is small, with a body length of about 30 cm, and can be distinguished from Large-billed Crow by its silhouette in flight; its call is softer and rounder.

Where and when it's recorded

Daurian Jackdaw has been recorded at 340 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Muravyevka ParkRussia422 records
2. Izumi – Izumi Crane Observation CenterJapan324 records
3. Khurkh Bird Ringing Station, Khentii, MNMongolia285 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaMongoliaJapanRussiaSouth Korea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

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