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Carrion Crow![]() Size: 48-52 cm; wing span 85-100 cm Weight: 370-670 g |
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Photos |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, November 2014]
Frontal view of a Carrion Crow looking sideways
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Rüdesheim, Hessen, Germany, November 2016]
Near-frontal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, April 2014]
Near-frontal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Zona de Protecao Especial, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, September 2020]
Near-frontal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2014]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow looking at the observer
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Rüdesheim, Hessen, Germany, November 2016]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hyde Park, London, England, September 2019]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Vila Franca de Xira, Tejo estuary, Portugal, January 2020]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, March 2018]
Lateral/ventral view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Rio Sorraia, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, December 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Hyde Park, London, England, September 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of M. Thomas)
[Eltville, Hessen, Germany, February 2017]
Near-dorsal view of a
cawing
Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2016]
Dorsal view of a Carrion Crow looking sideways
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, May 2014]
Dorsal view of a Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, March 2014]
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Carrion Crow in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, April 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a Carrion Crow in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, September 2020]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow in flight, wings down
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil Dam, near Mora, Evora, Portugal, July 2015]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow in flight, wings up
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, October 2019]
Lateral view of two Carrion Crows in flight, wings up
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Palhais, Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal, March 2018]
Dorsal view of a Carrion Crow banking to land
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Montargil, Alentejo, Portugal, July 2014]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Near-frontal view of a juvenile Carrion Crow
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, August 2019]
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Behaviour |
Members of the genus Corvus are known to sometimes rinse food before eating it.
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow rinsing or retrieving something
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, September 2020]
Carrion Crow with an angler's hook it has found
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, September 2020]
Carrion Crow checking out the angler's hook it has found
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, September 2020]
It is not known whether the Carrion Crow tried to swallow the angler's hook
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Near Oberkirch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, September 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Like all corvids, Carrion Crows are opportunistic omnivores.
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow in flight with an old cob of corn
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, June 2019]
Lateral view of a Carrion Crow with its next meal, probably
an acorn
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2014]
Carrion Crow with a morsel of food
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Zona de Protecao Especial, Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal, September 2020]
Carrion Crow foraging in shallow water
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Near Mora, Evora, Portugal, January 2018]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
carcrow_jp_20200401.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact calls (distant) | © JP | |
carcrow_jp_20200412.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact call (distant) | © JP |
More Carrion Crow sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.