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Rook![]() Size: 41-49 cm; wing span 81-94 cm Weight: 330-600 g |
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See Rook
at Wikipedia |
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Photos |
Race "frugilegus"
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-lateral/ventral view of a Rook
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Near-lateral view of a bird that we tentatively identify as a Rook
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, November 2019]
Lateral view of a Rook
(photo courtesy of H. Dahlem-Senger)
[Grüner Brink, Fehmarn, Germany, May 2019]
Lateral view of a Rook foraging in a recently slashed meadow;
note the extended crop, which is visible because Rooks loose
the feathers at the base of their bill (both bottom and top)
when reaching maturity (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Brok, Masovia, Poland, June 2016]
Lateral view of Rooks foraging in a recently slashed meadow;
note the extended crop of the bird in front
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Brok, Masovia, Poland, June 2016]
Rooks foraging in a recently slashed meadow; note the full
crops (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Brok, Masovia, Poland, June 2016]
Lateral view of a Rook issuing its
call
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Ostrow Mazowiecka, Masovia, Poland, February 2017]
Near-dorsal/ventral view of a Rook
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Near Padstow, Cornwall, England, September 2019]
Small flock of Rooks foraging in a recently slashed meadow
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Brok, Masovia, Poland, June 2016]
Rooks can also be found in other agricultural areas such as,
in this example, vineyards (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Near Eltville, Hessen, Germany, June 2016]
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IMMATURE/JUVENILE |
Adult Rook, centre right, and juvenile Rook, back right, together with
other corvids, namely
Hooded Crows, front, and the smaller Western Jackdaws; note the immature
Rook's feathery base of the bill (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Wizna, Masovia, Poland, January 2015]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Rook, centre, in a flock with other corvids, namely
Hooded Crows, left,
and Western Jackdaws, front
right and back right (photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Wizna, Masovia, Poland, January 2015]
Rooks trying to beat other corvids, in this case the smaller
Western Jackdaws,
to a feed of silage
(photo courtesy of D. Wilczynska)
[Wizna, Masovia, Poland, January 2015]
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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.
rook_dw_20190415.m4a |
frugilegus (Poland) |
Contact calls? | © DW | |
rook_dw_20170201.m4a |
frugilegus (Poland) |
Contact calls? | © DW | |
rook_dw_20190729_1.m4a |
frugilegus (Poland) |
Break of dawn calls? | © DW | |
rook_dw_20190729_2.m4a |
frugilegus (Poland) |
Break of dawn calls? | © DW |
More Rook sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.