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Rook

Birds

The rook is a member of the crow family Corvidae, found across the Palearctic from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird distinguished from similar corvids by a whitish, featherless patch of skin on the face, and it nests communally in the tops of tall trees in colonies known as rookeries, often close to farms or villages. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Corvus frugilegus 5
Conservation Status
Least Concern 6
Body Size Band
Medium 7
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 7
Lifespan
23.8 8
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Corvus, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Rook

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus frugilegus (Animal Diversity Web)
Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus frugilegus (Animal Diversity Web)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Hefei

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Poland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Omnivore
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • System (Realm): Terrestrial
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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Corvus frugilegus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Grassland, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
  • In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
    Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest
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4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25386, descriptionView the Source
5. Wikidata: Rook
Child Taxon Of: Corvus, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q43365 (Corvus)View the Source
6. Rook (bird) (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
Quote, Infobox: status
LC
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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: corvus frugilegus
    8090 Passeriformes Passeriformes Corvidae Crows and jays 147 BL3 Corvus frugilegus Rook 30 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 Omnivore Ref_14 A Carolina 0 0 90 10 0 0 0 0 Ref_30 1 Walter; Christian 0 452.1 Dunning08 1
  • BirdFuncDat.txt row Corvus frugilegus, Nocturnal column
    Corvus frugilegus Rook 30 10 10 0 0 10 0 0 40 0 Omnivore Ref_14 A Carolina 0 0 90 10 0 0 0 0 Ref_30 1 Walter; Christian 0
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8. AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic Resources: AnAge entry for Corvus frugilegus
AnAge, Human Ageing Genomic ResourcesLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits: Maximum longevity
Maximum longevity 23.8 years (wild)
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