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Rook

Corvus frugilegus

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 61,262, February 45,247, March 70,892, April 111,530, May 160,808, June 175,351, July 187,637, August 161,367, September 118,472, October 88,431, November 48,322, December 37,768.
United States1,267,088
Alaska1,267,088
Russia18,636
United Kingdom4,923
England4,007
Germany2,448
Ireland2,171
Ukraine1,987
Poland1,587
Altai Krai1,235

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

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPerching Birds · Passeriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae
GenusCrows and Ravens · Corvus

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Sources

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

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