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Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Hooded crows are incredibly smart and playful birds, native to northern and eastern Europe, and are found all over Norway.

They're not just capable of recognizing and remembering faces, they also pass on information about people and locations to eachother at night, when all the crows in the area gather in big flocks at the same roosting spot. Befriending a crow can result in a life-long friendship with the entire flock, but if you're not kind to them you may just as well end up with a flock of enemies for life.

Crows are also excellent bodyguards. When a bird of prey, like a goshawk, approaches, the crows flock together to chase the intruder away, providing protection to the other birds in the area as well.

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Classification

  • Class: Aves (Birds)
  • Order: Passeriformes (Passerines)
  • Family: Corvidae (Corvids)
  • Genus: Corvus (Crows, ravens, and rooks)
  • Species: Corvus cornix (Hooded Crow)

Conservation status

Norway: Least Concern

Photos

Black and white photograph of 3 hooded crows in an urban park. One crow is standing is standing in the middle of the frame, and is in focus, looking at the camera with a stern expression. There's a crow on his left and right, in the background and a bit out of focus, facing the camera as well. It looks as if the one in the front/middle is about to beat up the photographer, with two crows being his bodyguard in the background.
Portrait of a hooded crow sitting in green grass, in front of a red building. The crow has a grey body and black wings and head, and is looking straight at the camera. The foreground is out of focus grass, the background a red out of focus building. The crow is in focus.
Portrait of a hooded crow, zoomed in on the face, exposing lots of detail in the feathers. In the background there are yellow and orange leafs.
Black and white portrait of a hooded crow, looking stern at the camera, with a lot of detail

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