Crows (Corvidae)
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) - HBW 14, p. 617
French: Choucas des tours
German: Dohle
Spanish: Grajilla Occidental
Other common names: (Western/Common) Jackdaw
Taxonomy: Corvus Monedula Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
This species and C. dauuricus sometimes placed together in a separate genus, Coloeus. The two form a species pair and are sometimes considered conspecific, but they seem to replace each other geographically in vicinity of L Baikal and N Mongolia, meeting on very narrow front, but with very few reports of mixed pairings. Geographical variation complex, with individual and clinal variation. Other proposed races are turrium, brehmi and hilgerti (all described from Germany), ibericus (S Spain) and nigerrimus (Morocco), all synonymized with sperm.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Corvus Monedula Linnaeus, 1758, Europe = Sweden.
This species and C. dauuricus sometimes placed together in a separate genus, Coloeus. The two form a species pair and are sometimes considered conspecific, but they seem to replace each other geographically in vicinity of L Baikal and N Mongolia, meeting on very narrow front, but with very few reports of mixed pairings. Geographical variation complex, with individual and clinal variation. Other proposed races are turrium, brehmi and hilgerti (all described from Germany), ibericus (S Spain) and nigerrimus (Morocco), all synonymized with spermologus, and tischleri (NE Poland), sophiae (E Poland), schluteri (Belarus), collaris (Macedonia), pontocaspicus (Cyprus) and ultracollaris (Tien Shan), all treated as synonyms of soemmerringii. Four subspecies currently recognized.
This species and C. dauuricus sometimes placed together in a separate genus, Coloeus. The two form a species pair and are sometimes considered conspecific, but they seem to replace each other geographically in vicinity of L Baikal and N Mongolia, meeting on very narrow front, but with very few reports of mixed pairings. Geographical variation complex, with individual and clinal variation. Other proposed races are turrium, brehmi and hilgerti (all described from Germany), ibericus (S Spain) and nigerrimus (Morocco), all synonymized with spermologus, and tischleri (NE Poland), sophiae (E Poland), schluteri (Belarus), collaris (Macedonia), pontocaspicus (Cyprus) and ultracollaris (Tien Shan), all treated as synonyms of soemmerringii. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- monedula Linnaeus, 1758 - Scandinavia.
- spermologus Vieillot, 1817 - W & C Europe from British Is, S to Morocco and NW Algeria.
- cirtensis ( Rothschild & E. J. O. Hartert, 1912) - NE Algeria.
- soemmerringii J. G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1811 - E Europe (from S Finland, E Poland, Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, and N Israel) E in Asia to L Baikal, W China (W Xinjiang) and Kashmir.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds contemplate the ground Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp spermologus)
Desmond Allen 20 weeks ago 28 sec 4.2 -
a couple and one touch calling. Locality Casa de Campo Park, Madrid City, Madrid, Spain
Eduardo Tejeda Lima 4 February 2013 9 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
Three birds foraging close to a puddle. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp spermologus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 34 weeks ago 19 sec 4 -
A close-up of an adult bird perched on a fence. Locality Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Dublin Region, Ireland (ssp spermologus)
Josep del Hoyo 27 June 2012 34 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A leucistic bird in an urban park. Locality Warsaw, Masovian Province, Poland
Nerea Ruiz de Azua 29 August 2012 35 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
An individual with partially white plumage, foraging on the ground Locality Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp spermologus)
Joe Angseesing 27 January 2012 50 weeks ago 33 sec 4
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Preening Jackie
Locality Cornwall, England, Great Britain
nottsexminer 28 June 2012 15 weeks ago 3.8 -
Bird perched on a roof of a house in the center of Aviemore village.
Locality Aviemore, Duthil and Rothiemurchus, Scotland, Great Britain
Antonio Silveira 22 September 2012 33 weeks ago 3.8 -
Searching for food in the roadside.
Locality Zealand Region, Denmark (ssp monedula)
Henrik Bringsøe 18 April 2009 1 year ago 3.8 -
Granjilla
Locality Amsterdam, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Miguel Andina 13 May 2012 37 weeks ago 3.7 -
European Jackdaw looking for food under heavy snow
Locality Kemerburgaz, Istanbul Province, Turkey
cetin ceki 24 January 2010 3 years ago 3.7 -
Adult bird foraging in high grass
Locality Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp spermologus)
MichaelP 12 May 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
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Alarm call of a breeding adult. Locality Gurb, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
Carles Martorell 6 July 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A small flock flying overhead Locality Surrey, England, Great Britain
(ssp spermalogus)
Stuart Fisher 5 December 2005 4 years ago 4 -
Some birds calling. Locality Lake Volvi, Central Macedonia Region, Greece
Theo Mamais 4 March 2009 27 weeks ago 3
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