{"id":4469,"date":"2016-04-06T09:17:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T08:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2020-02-01T10:38:37","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T09:38:37","slug":"western-jackdaw-corvus-monedula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4469","title":{"rendered":"Western Jackdaw<br> <em>Corvus monedula<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; rather large passerine, smallest corvid, roughly size of <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=5485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eurasian Collared Dove<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; diurnal migrant<br \/>\n&#8211; migrates in small to large, dense flocks often mixed with <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4472 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4472 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg\" alt=\"BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF921_MPU_MG_6074_090420_wjdaw-2-2CY_d_north-sea-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus m. monedula<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0921, 20\/04\/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4473 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4473 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg\" alt=\"BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF922_MPU_MG_6068_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus m. monedula<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0922, 20\/04\/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4474 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4474 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg\" alt=\"BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF923_MPU_MG_6084_090420_wjdaw-3-2CY_d_north-sea-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus m. monedula<\/em>, 2CY<\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0923, 20\/04\/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4475 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4475 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia.jpg\" alt=\"BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF924_MPU_PM_1935_110717_wjdaw-5_es_murcia-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus monedula spermologus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0924, 17\/07\/2011, Murcia, Spain, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4476\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4476 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4476 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland.jpg\" alt=\"BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF925_MPU_I1Q9873_121026_wjdaw-4_d_havelland-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus monedula spermologus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0925, 26\/10\/2012, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4471 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig1.jpg\" alt=\"BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig1-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF905_MPU_PMA4223_110108_rook-3_wjdaw-1_d_leipzig1-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus m. monedula<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rook <em>Corvus f. frugilegus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0905, 08\/01\/11, Leipzig, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4477 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea.jpg\" alt=\"BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF926_MPU_I1Q2450_150407_wjdaw-FL_d_north-sea-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus m. monedula<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0926, 07\/04\/2015, North Sea, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?attachment_id=4463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4463 noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4463 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach.jpg\" alt=\"BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach-973x648.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF910_MPU_PUM8892_120206_rook-FL_d_schadebach-508x338.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus monedula spermologus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Rook <em>Corvus f. frugilegus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0910, 06\/02\/2012, Schadebacher Teiche, Germany, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; ACOUSTIC ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4469-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF927-1_PFR10846_1-11_150406_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-FC-200mh_d_sh_cuxh_MS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF927-1_PFR10846_1-11_150406_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-FC-200mh_d_sh_cuxh_MS.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF927-1_PFR10846_1-11_150406_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-FC-200mh_d_sh_cuxh_MS.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus monedula spermologus<\/em><\/strong>, 200m high<br \/>\nBIF0927, 06\/04\/2015, Cuxhaven, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4469-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-1_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-1_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.mp3\">https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-1_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.jpg\" alt=\"BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S-973x512.jpg 973w, https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BIF928-3_PFR07177_1-11_120615_ckest_wjdaw-spermologus-FL-C_d_st_langeneichst_REF-S-508x267.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Western Jackdaw <em>Corvus monedula spermologus<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nBIF0928, 15\/06\/2012, Langeneichst\u00e4dt, Germany, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; COMPARISON SPECIES &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carrion Crow<\/a><br \/>\nOriental Crow<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hooded Crow<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Northern Raven<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brown-necked Raven<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#songbird #passerine <\/p>\n<p>#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&gt;&gt; GENERAL &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; &#8211; rather large passerine, smallest corvid, roughly size of Eurasian Collared Dove &#8211; diurnal migrant &#8211; migrates in small to large, dense flocks often mixed with Rook &gt;&gt; VISUAL ID &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Western Jackdaw Corvus m. monedula, 2CY BIF0921, 20\/04\/2009, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze Western Jackdaw Corvus m. monedula, 2CY BIF0922, 20\/04\/2009, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=4469\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Western Jackdaw<br \/> <em>Corvus monedula<\/em><\/span> <span 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