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| image = Corvus cornix Hooded Crow Croatia 1076.jpg
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| image2_caption = Hooded crow cawing in [[Kyiv]]
| genus = Corvus
| species = cornix
| authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]
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The '''hooded crow''' ('''''Corvus cornix'''''), also colloquially called just '''hoodie''',<ref name="Lockwood">{{cite book | last=Lockwood | first=William Burley | title=The Oxford Book of British Bird Names | publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford; New York | date=1984 | isbn=0-19-214155-4 | page=}}</ref> is a [[Eurasia]]n bird species in the genus ''[[Corvus]]''. Widely distributed, it is found across [[Northern Europe|Northern]], [[Eastern Europe|Eastern]], and [[Southeastern Europe]], as well as parts of the [[Middle East]]. It is an ashy grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet. Like other [[corvid]]s, it is an omnivorous and opportunistic forager and feeder.

The hooded crow is so similar in morphology and habits to the [[carrion crow]] (''Corvus corone'') that for many years they were considered by most authorities to be geographical subcategories of one species. Extensive but geographically restricted [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridisation]] observed where their ranges met added weight to this view. However, since 2002, the hooded crow has been elevated to full species status after closer observation; the hybridisation was less than expected and hybrids had decreased vigour.<ref name = "Parkin03">{{cite journal|last=Parkin|first= David T.|year=2003|title= Birding and DNA: species for the new millennium|journal=Bird Study|volume=50|issue=3|pages= 223–242|doi=10.1080/00063650309461316|doi-access=free|bibcode= 2003BirdS..50..223P}}</ref><ref name=Poelstra>{{Cite journal | last1=Poelstra | first1=J.W. | last2=Vijay | first2=N. | last3=Bossu | first3=C.M. | last4=Lantz | first4=H. | last5=Ryll | first5=B. | last6=Müller | first6=I. | last7=Baglione | first7=V. | last8=Unneberg | first8=P. | last9=Wikelski | first9=M. | last10=Grabherr | first10=M.G. | last11=Wolf | first11=J.B.W. | date=2014 | title=The genomic landscape underlying phenotypic integrity in the face of gene flow in crows | journal=Science | volume=344 | issue=6190 | pages=1410–1414 | doi=10.1126/science.1253226| pmid=24948738 | bibcode=2014Sci...344.1410P | s2cid=14431499 | url=http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-260687 | url-access=subscription }}</ref> Within the species, four subspecies are accepted.

==Taxonomy==
The hooded crow was one of the many species originally described by [[Carl Linnaeus]] in his landmark 1758 [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'']]; he gave it the [[binomial name]] ''Corvus cornix''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Linnaeus |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Linnaeus |language=la |title=Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata |volume=v.1 |publisher=Holmiae. (Laurentii Salvii). |date=1758 |page=105 |quote=C. cinera[[Long s|ſ]] cens, caplte gula alis caudaque nigris. |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/123/mode/1up}}</ref> Linnaeus specified the [[type locality (biology)|type locality]] as "Europa", but this was restricted to Sweden by the German ornithologist [[Ernst Hartert]] in 1903.<ref>{{ cite book | last=Hartert | first=Ernst | author-link=Ernst Hartert | year=1909 | title=Die Vögel der paläarktischen Fauna | volume=1 | language=German | location=Berlin | publisher=R. Friedländer und Sohn | page=9 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14029798 }}</ref><ref name=mayr>{{ cite book | editor1-last=Mayr | editor1-first=Ernst | editor1-link=Ernst Mayr  | editor2-last=Greenway | editor2-first=James C. Jr | year=1962 | title=Check-List of Birds of the World | volume=15 | publisher=Museum of Comparative Zoology | place=Cambridge, Massachusetts | pages=271–272 | url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14485644 }}</ref> The [[genus]] name ''Corvus'' is [[Latin]] for "raven" while the [[specific epithet]] ''cornix'' is Latin for "crow".<ref>{{cite book | last=Jobling | first=James A. | year=2010| title=The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | publisher=Christopher Helm | location=London | isbn=978-1-4081-2501-4 | pages=[https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n119/mode/1up 119], [https://archive.org/stream/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling#page/n118/mode/1up 118]}}</ref> The hooded crow was subsequently considered a [[subspecies]] of the [[carrion crow]] for many years,<ref name="observerbook">{{cite book |last=Vere Benson |first=S. |date=1972 |title=The Observer's Book of Birds |publisher=Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. |location=London |isbn= 978-0-7232-1513-4}}</ref> hence known as ''Corvus corone cornix'', due to similarities in structure and habits.<ref name=collins>{{ cite book | last1=Svensson | first1=Lars | last2=Mullarney | first2=Killian | last3=Zetterström | first3=Dan | year=2009 | title=Collins Bird Guide | edition=2nd | location=London | publisher=HarperCollins | isbn=978-0-00-726814-6 | page=366 }}</ref>

===Etymology===
The name hooded crow, first known from [[Scotland]] in the early 16th century,<ref name="Lockwood"/> was established as the standard name by use in [[Robert Sibbald]]'s ''Scotia Illustrata'' in 1684 and [[Thomas Pennant]]'s ''British Zoology'' in 1776,<ref name="Lockwood"/> and was formally adopted by the [[International Ornithologists' Union]] (IOC) when it was split as a separate species from the [[carrion crow]].<ref name=ioc>{{cite web| editor1-last=Gill | editor1-first=Frank | editor1-link=Frank Gill (ornithologist) | editor2-last=Donsker | editor2-first=David | editor3-last=Rasmussen | editor3-first=Pamela | editor3-link=Pamela Rasmussen | date=January 2022 | title=Crows, mudnesters, birds-of-paradise | work=IOC World Bird List Version 12.1 | url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/crows/ | publisher=International Ornithologists' Union | access-date=20 March 2022 }}</ref> It is locally known as a 'hoodie craw' or simply 'hoodie' in Scotland and as a grey crow in [[Northern Ireland]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Macafee |editor-first=CI |date=1996 |title=A Concise Ulster Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-863132-3}}</ref> Its status as a scarce winter visitor from Scandinavia in eastern England has led to a number of historical local names, including "Coatham crow" (from [[Coatham]] in North Yorkshire),<ref name="Lockwood"/> "Royston crow" (from [[Royston, Hertfordshire|Royston]] in Hertfordshire),<ref name="Lockwood"/> "Scremerston crow" (from [[Scremerston]] in Northumberland),<ref name="Lockwood"/> "Danish crow"{{cn|date=May 2025}} and "winter crow".<ref name="Lockwood"/> In [[Irish language|Irish]], it is called {{Lang|ga|caróg liath}} and in [[Welsh language|Welsh]] {{Lang|cy|brân lwyd}}, or the "grey crow", as its name also means in [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and several [[Slavic languages]]. It is referred to as the "pied crow" (''{{Lang|nl|bonte kraai}}'') in Dutch and "fog crow" (''{{Lang|de|Nebelkrähe}}'') in German, and the "[[dolman]] crow" (''{{Lang|de|dolmányos varjú}}'') in Hungarian.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sándor |first1=Faragó |last2=Gyula |first2=Kovács |last3=Pál |first3=Hajas Péter |title=MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HOODED CROW (Corvus cornix) IN HUNGARY |journal=Hungarian Small Game Bulletin |date=2017 |volume=13 |pages=15–48 |doi=10.17243/mavk.2017.015 |url=https://real.mtak.hu/54130/1/MAvK13_02_Farago_Kovacs_Hajas.pdf}}</ref><ref name=BTO>{{cite web|title=Hooded Crow '' Corvus cornix'' |work= BTOWeb BirdFacts |publisher=British Trust for Ornithology |url=https://www.bto.org/learn/about-birds/birdfacts/hooded-crow |access-date=2025-05-23}}</ref>

===Subspecies===
[[File:Corvus cornix capellanus, Baghdad, Iraq 1.jpg|left|thumb|''Corvus cornix capellanus'', Baghdad, Iraq]]
Four subspecies of hooded crow are now accepted;<ref name=ioc/> previously, all were considered subspecies of ''Corvus corone''.<ref>{{ cite book | editor-last1=Dickinson | editor-first1=E.C. | editor1-link=Edward C. Dickinson | editor-last2=Remsen | editor-first2=J.V. Jr. | editor2-link=James Van Remsen, Jr. | year=2013 | title=The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World | volume=1: Non-passerines | edition=4th | location=Eastbourne, UK | publisher=Aves Press | isbn=978-0-9568611-0-8 | page=236 }}</ref> A fifth subspecies, ''C. c. sardonius'' ([[Otto Kleinschmidt|Kleinschmidt]], 1903) has been listed,<ref name=mayr/> although it has been alternately partitioned between ''C. c. sharpii'' (most populations), ''C. c. cornix'' (Corsican population), and the [[Middle East]]ern ''C. c. pallescens''.{{cn|date=April 2022}}

* ''C. c. cornix'' Linnaeus, 1758 – the nominate subspecies, occurs in Britain, Ireland and the rest of Europe south to [[Corsica]].<ref name="British Birds">{{cite journal |last1=Parkin |first1=David T. |last2=Collinson |first2=Martin |last3=Helbig |first3=Andreas J. |last4=Knox |first4=Alan G. |last5=Sangster |first5=George |title=The taxonomic status of Carrion and Hooded Crows |journal=British Birds |date=2003 |volume=96 |issue=6 |pages=274–290}}</ref>
* ''C. c. sharpii'' [[Eugene W. Oates|Oates]], 1889 – named after the [[England|English]] [[zoology|zoologist]] [[Richard Bowdler Sharpe]]. This is a paler grey form found from western [[Siberia]] through to the [[Caucasus]] region and [[Iran]].<ref name=CotW83>{{cite book |last=Goodwin |first=D. |date=1983 |title=Crows of the World |publisher=Queensland University Press, St Lucia, Qld |isbn=978-0-7022-1015-0}}</ref>
* ''C. c. pallescens'' ([[Gyula Madarász|Madarász]], 1904)  – the smallest subspecies, found in [[Turkey]] and [[Egypt]], and is a paler form as its name suggests.<ref name="British Birds" />
* ''C. c. capellanus'' [[Philip Sclater|Sclater, PL]], 1877 – sometimes considered a separate species. This distinctive form occurs in [[Iraq]] and southwestern [[Iran]]. It has very pale grey plumage, which looks almost white from a distance.<ref name="CotW83"/> It is possibly distinct enough to be considered a separate species.<ref name = "Madge94">Madge, Steve & Burn, Hilary (1994): ''Crows and jays: a guide to the crows, jays and magpies of the world''. A&C Black, London. {{ISBN|0-7136-3999-7}}</ref>

===Genetic difference from carrion crows===
[[File:Distribution of carrion and hooded crows across Europe.jpg|thumb|right| 250 px|A map of Europe indicating the distribution of the [[Carrion crow|carrion]] and hooded crows on either side of a contact zone (white line) separating the two species]] The hooded crow (''Corvus cornix'') and carrion crow (''Corvus corone'') are two closely related species whose geographical distribution across Europe is illustrated in the accompanying diagram. It is believed that this distribution might have resulted from the glaciation cycles during the [[Pleistocene]], which caused the parent population to split into isolates which subsequently re-expanded their ranges when the climate warmed causing secondary contact.<ref name=Poelstra /><ref name=Knijf>{{cite journal |last=de Knijf |first=Peter |date= 2014 |title=How carrion and hooded crows defeat Linnaeus's curse |journal=Science |volume=344 |issue=6190 |pages=1345–1346 |doi=10.1126/science.1255744 |issn=0036-8075 |pmid=24948724|bibcode=2014Sci...344.1345D |s2cid=207790306 }}</ref> Jelmer Poelstra and coworkers sequenced almost the entire genomes of both species in populations at varying distances from the contact zone to find that the two species were nearly genetically identical, both in their DNA and in its expression (in the form of ''m''RNA), except for the ''lack of expression'' of a small portion (<0.28%) of the genome (situated on avian chromosome 18) in the hooded crow, which imparts the lighter plumage colouration on its torso.<ref name=Poelstra /> Thus the two species can hybridise viably, and regularly do so at the contact zone, but the all-black carrion crows on the one side of the contact zone mate almost exclusively with other all-black carrion crows, while the same occurs among the hooded crows on the other side of the contact zone. This is an example of [[assortative mating]]. They concluded that it was only the outward appearance of the two species that inhibits hybridisation.<ref name=Poelstra /><ref name=Knijf />

==Description==
[[File:Flying Crow.jpg|thumb|A hooded crow in flight at [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]]]]
Except for the head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, which are black and mostly glossy, the plumage of the hooded crow is ash-grey, with the dark shafts giving it a streaky appearance. The [[birdgloss#bill|bill]] and legs are black; the [[birdgloss#iris|iris]] dark brown. Only one [[Moulting#In birds|moult]] occurs, in autumn, as in other crow species. Male hooded crows tend to be larger than females, although the two sexes are otherwise similar in appearance. Their flight is slow, heavy and usually straight.{{cn|date=April 2022}} Their length varies from {{convert|48|to|52|cm|in|abbr=on}}. When first hatched, the young are much blacker than the parents. Juveniles have duller plumage with bluish or greyish eyes, and initially possess a red mouth. The wingspan is {{convert|105|cm|in|abbr=on}} and weight is on average 510&nbsp;g.<ref name=BTO />

The hooded crow, with its contrasted greys and blacks, is visually distinct from both the carrion crow and the [[rook (bird)|rook]], but the {{Audio|Corvus cornix.ogg|''kraa''}} call notes of the hooded and carrion crows are almost indistinguishable.<ref name=collins/>

==Distribution==
[[File:کلاغ پارک لاله.jpg|thumb|A group of hooded crows in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]]]
[[File:Leucistic Hooded Crow at Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia 338022114.jpg|thumb|[[Leucism|Leucistic]] hooded crow, in Russia]]
The hooded crow breeds in northern and eastern Europe, and closely allied forms inhabit southern Europe and western Asia. Fertile hybrids are produced where [[koinophilia#Rapid emergence of reproductive isolation on exposure of populations to different diets and environmental conditions|its range meets]] with that of the carrion crow, as in northern [[Great Britain|Britain]], [[Germany]], [[Denmark]], northern [[Italy]], and [[Siberia]]. However, the hybrids are less well-adapted than purebred birds and the hybrid zone remains consistently narrow; this was one of the main reasons behind its reclassification as a distinct species from the carrion crow.<ref>Jones, Steve (1999): ''Almost Like A Whale: The Origin Of Species Updated''. Doubleday, Garden City. {{ISBN|978-0-385-40985-8}}</ref> 

In the [[British Isles]], the hooded crow breeds regularly in northern and western [[Scotland]], the [[Isle of Man]], and the Scottish Islands; it also breeds throughout Ireland. In autumn, some [[bird migration|migratory bird]]s arrive on the east coast of Britain. In the past, this was a more common visitor.<ref name=Cocker>{{cite book |last1=Cocker |first1=Mark |last2=Mabey |first2=Richard |title=Birds Britannica |date=2005 |location=London |publisher=Chatto & Windus |isbn=978-0-7011-6907-7 |pages=418–425}}</ref>

==Behaviour==
===Diet===
[[File:Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) cleans rain gutter.webm|thumb|left|Hooded crow searching a [[rain gutter]], probably for food, in Berlin]]
[[File:Kråka (Corvus corone) - Ystad-2023.jpg|thumb|The hooded crow is a typical [[omnivore]]]]
The hooded crow is omnivorous, with a diet similar to that of the carrion crow, and is a constant scavenger. It drops [[mollusc]]s and [[crab]]s to break them after the manner of the carrion crow, to the point that an old [[Scotland|Scottish]] name for empty [[sea urchin]] shells was "crow's cups".<ref name = Cocker/> On coastal cliffs, the eggs of [[gull]]s, [[great cormorant|cormorant]]s, and other birds are stolen when their owners are absent, and hooded crows will enter the burrows of [[Atlantic puffin|puffins]] to steal eggs. It will also feed on small mammals, scraps, smaller birds, and carrion. The hooded crow often hides food to feed on later, especially meat, nuts, and any insects that may be present on these, in places such as rain gutters, flower pots, or in the earth under bushes. Other crows will often watch a crow that hides food and then search the hiding place later when the first crow has left.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

===Nesting===

Nesting occurs later in colder regions; mid-May to mid-June in northwest [[Russia]], [[Shetland Islands|Shetland]], and the [[Faroe Islands]], and late February in the [[Persian Gulf]] region.<ref name="CotW83" /> In warmer parts of Europe, the clutch is laid in April.<ref name="Observerbirdseggs">{{cite book |last=Evans |first=G |date=1972 |title=The Observer's Book of Birds' Eggs |publisher=Warne |location=London |isbn=978-0-7232-0060-4 |page=18}}</ref> The bulky stick nest is normally placed in a tall tree, but cliff ledges, old buildings, and pylons may be used. Nests are occasionally placed on or near the ground. The nest resembles that of the carrion crow, but on the coast, seaweed is often interwoven in the structure, and animal bones and wire are also frequently incorporated.<ref name="Cocker" /><ref name="BWP" /> The four to six brown-speckled blue eggs are {{convert|4.3|x|3.0|cm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} in size and weigh {{convert|19.8|g|oz|frac=32|abbr=on}}, of which 6% is shell.<ref name="BTO" /> The [[altricial]] young are incubated for 17–19 days&nbsp;by the female alone, that is fed by the male. They fledge after 32 to 36&nbsp;days. Incubating females have been reported to obtain most of their own food and later that for their young.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Yom-Tov |first=Yoram |date=June 1974 |title=The effect of food and predation on breeding density and success, clutch size and laying date of the crow (''Corvus corone'' L.) |journal=Journal of Animal Ecology |volume=43 |number=2 |pages=479–498 |doi=10.2307/3378|jstor=3378|bibcode=1974JAnEc..43..479Y }}</ref>

The typical lifespan is unknown, but that of the carrion crow is four years.<ref name="BTO2">{{cite web |title=Carrion Crow '' Corvus corone'' [Linnaeus, 1758] |work= BTOWeb BirdFacts |publisher=British Trust for Ornithology |url=http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob15671.htm |access-date=2008-02-04}}</ref> The maximum recorded age for a hooded crow is 16 years, and 9 months.<ref name="BTO" />

This species is a secondary host of the [[brood parasite|parasitic]] [[great spotted cuckoo]], the [[European magpie]] being the preferred host. However, in areas where the latter species is absent, such as [[Israel]] and [[Egypt]], the hooded crow becomes the normal corvid host.<ref name=BWP2>Snow & Perrins (1998) 873–4</ref>

This species, like its relative, is regularly killed by farmers and on grouse estates. In [[County Cork]], Ireland, the county's gun clubs shot over 23,000 hooded crows in two years in the early 1980s.<ref name=Cocker/> Since 1981, they have been protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning it is illegal to knowingly kill, injure, or capture them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hooded Crow Bird Facts (Corvus cornix) |url=https://birdfact.com/birds/hooded-crow |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Birdfact |language=en}}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" heights="220">
File:Corvus corone cornix MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.175.4.jpg|Eggs of ''Corvus corone cornix '' - [[MHNT]]
File:Crow Nest Moscow.jpg|Nest with eggs in urban environment, Moscow
File:Crow babies 10 days old.jpg|Ten-day-old chicks
File:Kråka - Corvus cornix.jpg|Juvenile hooded crows in Sweden
</gallery>

==Status==
The [[IUCN Red List]] does not distinguish the hooded crow from the carrion crow, but the two species together have an extensive range, estimated at {{convert|10|e6km2|e6sqmi|0|abbr=off}}, and a large population, including an estimated 14 to 34 million individuals in Europe alone. They are not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e., declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations), so are evaluated as [[least concern]].<ref name=BTO/><ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn|author=BirdLife International|year=2004|article-number=e.T22706016A26497956|title=''Corvus corone''|access-date=5 May 2006}}</ref> The carrion crow and hooded crow hybrid zone is slowly spreading northwest, but the hooded crow has on the order of three million territories in just Europe (excluding Russia).<ref name=BWP>{{cite book |editor1-last=Snow |editor1-first=David |editor2-last=Perrins |editor2-first=Christopher M. |date=1998 |title=The Birds of the Western Palearctic concise edition (2 volumes) |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-854099-1 |pages=1478–1480}}</ref> This movement is also attested to by the fact that in April 2020 the hooded crow was redlisted in Sweden, where the Species Information Centre does distinguish between hooded and carrion crow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artdatabanken.se/aktuellt/artdatabankens-nyheter/fagelarter-pa-rodlistan/|title = Fågelarter på rödlistan &#124; SLU Artdatabanken}}</ref>

==Cultural significance==
In Irish folklore, the bird appears on the shoulder of the dying [[Cú Chulainn]],<ref name=folkloreofbirds2>{{cite book |last=Armstrong |first=Edward A. |orig-date=1958 |date=1970 |title=The Folklore of Birds |publisher=Dover |isbn=978-0-486-22145-8 |page=81}}</ref> and could also be a manifestation of the [[Morrígan]], the wife of [[Tethra]], or the [[Cailleach]].<ref>Armstrong, p. 83</ref> This idea has persisted, and the hooded crow is associated with [[fairy|fairies]] in the Scottish highlands and Ireland; in the 18th century, Scottish shepherds would make offerings to them to keep them from attacking sheep.<ref name="ingersoll23">{{cite book |last=Ingersoll |first=Ernest |date=1923 |title=Birds in legend, fable and folklore |publisher=Longmans, Green and Co. |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/birdsinlegendfab00inge/page/165 165] |url=https://archive.org/details/birdsinlegendfab00inge |access-date=2009-08-08}}</ref> In [[Faroe Islands|Faroese]] folklore, a maiden would go out on [[Candlemas]] morn and throw a stone, then a bone, then a clump of turf at a hooded crow – if it flew over the sea, her husband would be a foreigner; if it landed on a farm or house, she would marry a man from there, but if it stayed put, she would remain unmarried.<ref name=folkloreofbirds>{{cite book |date=1970 |orig-date=1958 |last=Armstrong |first=Edward A. |title=The Folklore of Birds |publisher=Dover |isbn=978-0-486-22145-8 |page=74}}</ref>

The old name of '''Royston crow''' originates from the days when this bird was a common winter visitor to southern England, with the sheep fields around [[Royston, Hertfordshire]] providing carcasses on which the birds could feed. The local newspaper, founded in 1855, is called ''[[Royston Crow (newspaper)|The Royston Crow]]'',<ref name= Cocker/> and the hooded crow also features on the town's coat of arms.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Civic Heraldry of England and Wales|url=http://civicheraldry.co.uk/east_of_england.html#royston%20tc|title=Royston Town Council (Herts)}}</ref>

The hooded crow is one of the 37 Norwegian birds depicted in the Bird Room of the [[Royal Palace, Oslo|Royal Palace]] in [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web |date=3 February 2007 |title=The Bird Room |work=The Norwegian Royal Family - Official Website |publisher=The Norwegian Royal Family |url=http://www.kongehuset.no/c28586/artikkel/vis.html?tid=29637 |access-date=2008-03-17}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120716224232/http://cyberbirding.uib.no/photo/c_cornix.php Cyberbirding: hooded crow pictures]
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060928180828/http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/images/data/hooded_crow_18062002__ouessant_france.jpg Profile shot of bird]}}
* [http://www.skullsite.com/images/dbimages/large/corvuscornix_s.jpg Skull of hooded crow (without beak sheath)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060303080924/http://www.skullsite.com/images/dbimages/large/corvuscornix_s.jpg |date=2006-03-03 }}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=milHiN94luM Video of wild hooded crow in Warsaw trying to imitate human speech]
* [https://avibirds.com/hooded-crow/ Educational article with video about Hooded Crow]

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