Rook



The Rook is a species of corvid in the Corvus genus. It is found throughout Eurasian. It forms a superspecies with the Cape Crow. There are two subspecies which may warrant a split in the future.

Corvus is from Latin meaning raven, and frugilegus is Latin frugilegus crop-picking < frux, frugis fruit; legere to pick (cf. Med. L. frugella or frigella rook).

Description
It is about 40-50 cm in leght. It has a pointy, straight with a bald skin zone at the base. Its plumage is all black. The juvenile hasn't got the bald area on the base of the beak.

Similar species
Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Common Raven, Eurasian Jackdaw.

Behaviour
a very gregarious bird, the rook nests in big colonies, often in association with crows and jackdaws.

Diet
Fruit, insects, berries, worms, carrion and seeds.

Calls
a loud "Kraah,kraah,kraah", less rough than a crow's call.

Distribution/habitat
open meadows and wooidlands, mainly in central Europe and Asia.