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Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Western Jackdaw
© Brian Stefan Jensen

Alliken er en mindre kragefugl i ordenen af spurvefugle. Den når en længde på 33 cm.

Field marks

Our smallest crow. Look first for the pale, almost whitish eye glowing against the black face; a black and throat set off by a contrasting pale-grey nape and cheeks (a "shawl"); short, stout bill.

Can be confused with

  • Rook — Rook is markedly larger and all black with a dark eye, a long pointed bill with pale bare skin at the base (adults) and shaggy "trousers" on the thighs — no grey nape, no pale eye.
  • Hooded Crow — Hooded Crow is much bigger with a dark eye and has a grey body with black head, breast, wings and tail — the jackdaw's grey is only on the nape, not the body.

Voice

A clear, short "kjakk kjakk" and a sharp "kya", often repeated and typically from a flock — both in flight and when perched.

Facts

Wingspan

65 cm

Family

crows and jays

Corvidae

Read more

This is a short overview for the quiz. For the full account, go to the sources:

  • Danmarks Fugle at the Danish Ornithological Society (in Danish)
  • Wikipedia (in Danish)The description above is from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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