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Corvus cornix
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix) is easy to recognize by its two tone plumage: a grey body with a black head, wings, and tail. Highly adaptable, it thrives along coasts, on farmland, and in parks and cities. An opportunistic omnivore, it eats worms, insects, berries, nuts, and carrion, caches food and reliably finds it again, and can even recognize individual human faces. From March it nests high in trees, with both adults feeding the young. Many birds remain in the same area throughout the year, while northern populations move south and west in winter. Everywhere it serves as nature’s clean up crew.
Corvus cornix
The hooded crow (Corvus cornix) is easy to recognize by its two tone plumage: a grey body with a black head, wings, and tail. Highly adaptable, it thrives along coasts, on farmland, and in parks and cities. An opportunistic omnivore, it eats worms, insects, berries, nuts, and carrion, caches food and reliably finds it again, and can even recognize individual human faces. From March it nests high in trees, with both adults feeding the young. Many birds remain in the same area throughout the year, while northern populations move south and west in winter. Everywhere it serves as nature’s clean up crew.