Reference photo — Brian Snelson from Hockley, Essex, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Easy
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Corvidae
- Size
- 44–47 cm (length)
- Weight
- 340–530 g
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifespan
- 6–10 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Pasture, Tall trees, Villages
About
The rook is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.