Carrion Crow
Corvus corone

>> GENERAL >>>>>

– very large passerine but smaller than Northern Raven
– diurnal migrant
– migrates in small to large loose flocks

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>

BIF899_MPU_I8Z6386_100113_carcro_d_leipzig
Carrion Crow Corvus c. corone
BIF0899, 13/01/2010, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIFX931_MPU_I1Q1035_121114_carcrow-AD_d_leipzig
Carrion Crow Corvus c. corone
BIF0931, 14/11/2012, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF895_MPU_I8Z9096_090917_carcrow-FL_hoocrow-FL_carXhoocrow-FL_d_boeswig
Carrion Crow Corvus c. corone
Hooded Crow Corvus c. cornix
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix X Carrion Crow Corvus corone hybrids
BIF0895, 17/09/2009, Bösewig, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF897_MPU_PUM9614_120201_carcrowXhoodcro_d_leipzig
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix X Carrion Crow Corvus corone hybrid
BIF0897, 01/02/2012, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze

BIF898_MPU_PMA0237_110301_carcrowXhoodcro_d_leipzig
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix X Carrion Crow Corvus corone hybrid
BIF0898, 01/03/2011, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

BIF930-3_PFR10431_1-00_141226_carcrow-corone-3-WS-FC_d_mv_gollwitz_REF-S
Carrion Crow Corvus c. corone
BIF930, 26/12/2014, Gollwitz, Germany, Patrick Franke

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Western Jackdaw
Rook
Hooded Crow
Oriental Crow
Northern Raven
Brown-necked Raven

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