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Corvus monedula |
Range: A very large area stretching from North West Africa through virtually all of Europe, Iran, Northwest India and Siberia. Inhabits wooded steppes, intermittent woodland, cultivated land, pasture, coastal cliffs and villages and towns.
Food: Food mostly taken from the ground but does take some food in trees. Insects and other invertebrates, weed seeds and grain, scraps of human food in towns, stranded fish on the shore, and will more readily take food from bird tables than other corvus species.
Nest: Usually nests in colonies in cavities of trees, cliffs or ruined buildings and sometimes even in dense conifers. Eggs, normally 4-5, incubated over 17-18 days and fledged after 30-35 days.
Voice: The commonest is the well known tchak-tchak call.