Western Jackdaw

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[[image: jackdaw.jpg ]]

'''Scientific Name:''' Corvus monedula  

'''Scientific Name:''' Corvus monedula  

'''Habitat:''' Eurasia and Northwest Africa. Found in open woodland, farmland and urban settings.

'''Habitat:''' Eurasia and Northwest Africa. Found in open woodland, farmland and urban settings.

   

   

'''Diet:''' Invertebrates, fruit, seeds, carrion, small vertebrates, eggs and nestlings.

'''Diet:''' Invertebrates, fruit, seeds, carrion, small vertebrates, eggs and nestlings.

“The complex social interactions that occur in groups of Jackdaws was studied by Konrad Lorenz and a detailed description of the Jackdaw's social behaviour is described in his book "King Solomon's Ring". Lorenz put coloured rings on Jackdaws' legs so that individual birds could be easily identified and he caged them in the winter because of their migration from Austria. Lorenz observed Jackdaws' hierarchical group structure with dominance of the higher-ranking birds over others. He noticed Jackdaws' strong male–female bonding and that each bird of a pair occupy about the same position in the hierarchy. He reported that a low-ranked female Jackdaw rocketed up the Jackdaw social ladder when she became the mate of a high-ranking male. He also described some Jackdaw calls.” (Wikipedia)

“The complex social interactions that occur in groups of Jackdaws was studied by Konrad Lorenz and a detailed description of the Jackdaw's social behaviour is described in his book "King Solomon's Ring". Lorenz put coloured rings on Jackdaws' legs so that individual birds could be easily identified and he caged them in the winter because of their migration from Austria. Lorenz observed Jackdaws' hierarchical group structure with dominance of the higher-ranking birds over others. He noticed Jackdaws' strong male–female bonding and that each bird of a pair occupy about the same position in the hierarchy. He reported that a low-ranked female Jackdaw rocketed up the Jackdaw social ladder when she became the mate of a high-ranking male. He also described some Jackdaw calls.” (Wikipedia)