Overview
The Crow that we are most familiar with is the Carrion Crow. It is completely black & makes a hoarse, cawing noise. Carrion Crows make large nests out of twigs, rags, bones, & anything else they can find, which they hide in tall bushes; they do not nest in colonies like rooks, but are mostly solitary. They are quite fearless.
Habitat: Carrion Crows are not picky about where they nest. Preferring land that is broken up with tree groves, hedgerows & woodland areas, the intelligent birds settle just as well in urban areas including parks, gardens & large cities. They do tend to avoid dense forests, however.
Diet/Prey: Carrion Crows feed on dead animals (as their name suggests), invertebrates & grain, as well as taking eggs & chicks from other birds' nests.
Predators: Due to their gregarious lifestyle (feeding in groups) & defensive abilities, carrion crows have few natural predators. However, powerful raptors such as the Eurasian goshawk, peregrine falcon, Eurasian eagle-owl & golden eagle will readily hunt them, & crows can become an important prey item locally.
Subspecies: The Carrion Crow has two recognized subspecies. Corvus corone corone (described & displayed) occurs in Britain, France, Spain and Portugal, East Denmark, West Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Nothren Italy & Switzerland. Corvus corone corone & Corvus corone orientalis breeds in eastern Asia, from Central Siberia & Northren Mongolia to Northren China, & Eastren to Japan.
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