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Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758
≈53 cmLength98 cmWingspan426 gWeight
This crow has a gray body with a black head, wings and tail.
Busiest months: April–May · Most records: Israel, Sweden, Ireland
Looks like Carrion Crow
How to identify
Field marks
- Gray body with fine markings formed by dark feather shafts
- Black head, throat, wings, tail and thigh feathers, mostly with a metallic gloss
- Black bill, legs and feet; dark brown iris
Male, female and young
The male is usually larger, but otherwise the sexes look similar; juveniles have duller plumage and bluish or grayish eyes, with a red mouth interior at first.
Voice
Almost indistinguishable from Carrion Crow's call.
Similar species
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: April–May · Most records: Israel, Sweden, Ireland
Hooded Crow has been recorded at 914 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 70 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Jerusalem Bird ObservatoryIsrael4,506 records
- Gazelle ValleyIsrael3,088 records
- Aras Kuş Halkalama İstasyonuTürkiye2,547 records
More places
- RivaTürkiye2,216 records
- Validebağ Korusu – Genel AlanTürkiye1,826 records
- Poleg MarshIsrael1,717 records
- Hel – CypelPoland1,701 records
- Hama'apil FishpondsIsrael1,612 records
- Espoo – Laajalahti MaariFinland1,580 records
- Hatzuk Beach TLVIsrael1,577 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy-grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet.
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Questions
How big is the Hooded Crow?
The Hooded Crow is about ≈53 cm long, with a wingspan of 98 cm and weighs around 426 g.
Where does the Hooded Crow live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: central, southern. It is most often recorded in Israel, Sweden and Ireland.
When is the best time to see the Hooded Crow?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in April and May (Northern Hemisphere).
What does the Hooded Crow eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Hooded Crow in?
It belongs to the family Crows, Jays (Corvidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Length
- ≈53 cm
- Wingspan
- 98 cm
- Weight
- 426 g
- Habitat
- Towns & farmland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 328 mm
- Tail
- 177 mm
- Bill
- 56 mm
- Tarsus
- 60 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: central, southern
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Crows, Jays Corvidae
- Genus
- Corvus
Other birds in the genus Corvus
House CrowCorvus splendens
New Caledonian CrowCorvus moneduloides
Piping CrowCorvus typicus
Banggai CrowCorvus unicolor
Sunda CrowCorvus enca
Sulawesi CrowCorvus celebensis
Samar CrowCorvus samarensis
Sierra Madre CrowCorvus sierramadrensis
Palawan CrowCorvus pusillus
Violet CrowCorvus violaceus
Flores CrowCorvus florensis
Mariana CrowCorvus kubaryi
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