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Daurian Jackdaw

Coloeus dauuricus

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 22, February 16, March 26, April 40, May 58, June 64, July 68, August 58, September 43, October 32, November 18, December 14.
United States459
Alaska459
Russia343
China285
Altai Republic81
Beijing Municipality80
Primorsky Krai66
South Korea58
Zabaykalsky Krai55
Irkutsk Oblast53

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
  • SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer

Dietary

  • OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
GenusJackdaws · Coloeus

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Sources

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Practise Daurian Jackdaw with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.