Rook

Rook
	File:Corvus frugilegus -Dartmoor, Devon, England-8.png
	On Dartmoor, Devon, England
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Infraorder:	Corvida
Superfamily:	Corvoidea
Family:	Corvidae
Genus:	Corvus
Species:	C. frugilegus
Binomial name
	Corvus frugilegus; Linnaeus, 1758
	File:Rook range map.PNG
	Rook range

The Rook is a species of corvid in the Corvus genus. It is found throughout Eurasian. It forms a superspecies with the Cape Crow.^[2] There are two subspecies which may warrant a split in the future.^[3]

Corvus is from Latin meaning raven, and frugilegus is Latin frugilegus crop-picking < frux, frugis fruit; legere to pick (cf. Med. L. frugella or frigella rook).^[4]

Description[]

It is about 40-50 cm in leght. It has a pointy, straight with a bald skin zone at the base. Its plumage is all black. The juvenile hasn't got the bald area on the base of the beak.

Similar species[]

Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw.

Behaviour[]

a very gregarious bird, the rook nests in big colonies, often in association with crows and jackdaws.

Diet[]

Fruit, insects, berries, worms, carrion and seeds.

Calls[]

a loud "Kraah,kraah,kraah", less rough than a crow's call.

Reproduction[]

Distribution/habitat[]

open meadows and wooidlands, mainly in central Europe and Asia.

References[]

^ BirdLife International (2012). "Corvus frugilegus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
^ Madge, S. (2016). Rook (Corvus frugilegus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60784 on 6 October 2016).
^ Boyd, John (March 12, 2015). "Afroaves" (v. 3.01a ed.). Retrieved April 22, 2015.
^ Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "frugilegus". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4-28-15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links[]

Projects

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[1] BirdLife International (2012). "Corvus frugilegus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

[HBWA-2] Madge, S. (2016). Rook (Corvus frugilegus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/60784 on 6 October 2016).

[TiF19-3] Boyd, John (March 12, 2015). "Afroaves" (v. 3.01a ed.). Retrieved April 22, 2015.

[SciNames-4] Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "frugilegus". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 4-28-15. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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