Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Rook

Rook Corvus frugilegus

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Eurasian Rook
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 © William Hull  Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 © William Hull  England - Date unknown © Andy Bright  Corbas, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Jan 20, 2002 © Pascal Dubois  Isère, Rhone, Rhone-Alpes, France - Feb 16, 2002 © Pascal Dubois 
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Range

(1) Europe from the British Isles and Scandinavia e. across nw. and c. Russia to sw. Siberia s. to nc. Spain, c. France, the Alps, Balkans, Turkey, n. Iraq, nw. Iran, and s. Russia.
Winters s. to n. Africa and nw. India.
(2) E. Asia (Mongolia, w., n., and c. China s. to n. Chekiang).
Winters in Japan and se. China.
Introduced to New Zealand.

Videos

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Birds are walking and feeding in a field.

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Birds are walking and feeding in a field.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Jeff Blincows Sound Gallery
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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