Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Corvidae
About
The rook is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face. Rooks nest collectively in the tops of tall trees, often close to farms or villages; the groups of nests are known as rookeries.
Fun Fact
Rooks have demonstrated the ability to understand water displacement physics and drop stones into water to raise the level and reach floating food—a feat once thought unique to great apes.
Quick Facts
Habitat
To be updated
Diet
Eats beetles, spiders, millipedes, slugs, snails, small mammals, small birds, their eggs and young, and occasionally carrion.
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance