![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/%25D0%2593%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0_%2528Corvus_monedula%2529%252C_%25D0%25A6%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D1%258B%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE.jpg/640px-%25D0%2593%25D0%25B0%25D0%25BB%25D0%25BA%25D0%25B0_%2528Corvus_monedula%2529%252C_%25D0%25A6%25D0%25B0%25D1%2580%25D0%25B8%25D1%2586%25D1%258B%25D0%25BD%25D0%25BE.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Jackdaw
species of bird / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jackdaw is a large bird, a member of the crow family Corvidae. It is black, with a grey back of the head.
Quick Facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...
Jackdaw | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Corvus monedula | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Family: | |
Genus: | |
Binomial name | |
Corvus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
![]() | |
Jackdaw range in green, summer-only range in pale green blue areas are winter visitor only |
Close
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Coloeus_monedula_MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.172.3.jpg/640px-Coloeus_monedula_MHNT.ZOO.2010.11.172.3.jpg)
The jackdaw is common over the whole of Europe and much of Asia. It is mostly a resident, although northern and eastern populations migrate south in the winter. It is about 34–39 centimetres (13–15 in) in length,
The jackdaw is gregarious and vocal, living in small groups with a complex social structure. It is found in farmland, open woodland, on coastal cliffs, and in urban settings.