Carrion crow
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(Corvus corone)
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The largest corvid in Silwood is recognisable for its glossy black feathers and large black beak. It is larger than the jackdaw, and is all-black unlike the jackdaw.
Diet: Carrion, insects, grain, other birds' eggs and chicks
Origin: Native
UK conservation status: Green
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
References
1 Anon (n.d.) ‘carrion crow photo’. [online] Available from: https://whyevolutionistrue.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/4517854764.jpg (Accessed 24 May 2020)
2 Anon (n.d.) ‘Carrion Crow Facts | Corvus Corone - The RSPB’. [online] Available from: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/carrion-crow/ (Accessed 24 May 2020)
3 Anon (n.d.) ‘Carrion crow | The Wildlife Trusts’. [online] Available from: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/crows-and-shrikes/carrion-crow (Accessed 24 May 2020)
4 IUCN (n.d.) ‘Corvus corone (Carrion Crow)’. [online] Available from: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22706016/118784397 (Accessed 24 May 2020)
