Species guide
Hooded Crow: how to recognise it
A bird seen on most continents. Learn the marks that make it easy to identify, then practise with real photographs in Lore.
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- Scientific name
- Corvus cornix
- Family
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Size
- About 47 cm
- Habitat
- Fields and coasts
- Found in
- Europe, Africa, Asia and North America
The key marks
A grey body with a black head, wings and tail. Carrion Crow is all black.
Voice
A hoarse 'kraa'.
Good to know
It breeds in the north and east and visits the Netherlands in winter.
Do not confuse with
Compare it with the Carrion Crow. Look at the marks above one by one rather than the overall colour, and practise telling the two apart with real photos.
Where and when
You can expect to find it in fields and coasts. It is especially common in Norway, Türkiye, Israel and Greece. Distribution changes with the seasons and from year to year, so check a recent local observation source before you go looking.