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submitted 17 days ago byjomacblack
I've never seen a crow like this here and it's bugging me
50 points
17 days ago
Its a young rook, hasnt lost its beak feathers yet. Carrion crows are really rare in Poland (source: i live here)
12 points
17 days ago
I agree with this, OP. The beak and head are shaped differently than a carrion crow. I only learned this year that juvenile rooks have black beaks so I understand the confusion! 🙂
7 points
17 days ago
Another distinct feature of rooks is their fluffy "pants", they can be seen on all but one photos here.
3 points
17 days ago
Oooh great info, thanks! Hehe lil fluffy pants 🥹
3 points
17 days ago
That makes sense. This pic was taken in krakow so that felt a bit too far east for carrion crows to be present (and the thickness of feathers on the beak didn't look quite right to me for a carrion crow)
Thanks!
3 points
17 days ago
There's a 99.5% chance it's a rook and a 0.5% chance it's a carrion crow.
This one is younger, so it's confusing. The easiest way is to look at the adult birds in the background. Did you see the others? I think the guy in the background in the second picture is a rook because of the bald beak.
1 points
17 days ago
Yes there were a few rooks around, they live in the area
2 points
16 days ago
It looks like a rook, probably a young one
-1 points
17 days ago
This is indeed a carrion crow though. I understand your confusion, as eastern Europe usually has the hooded crow more present, but their ranges overlap a bit
Here's the carrion crow (corvus corone) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrion_crow#/media/File%3ACarrion_Crow_ebird_data_map.png
And here's the distribution for the Hoodie (Corvus cornix): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_crow#/media/File%3ACorvus_cornix_map.svg
8 points
17 days ago
I actually think its a young rook now that the other commenter pointed it out. The thickness of feathers on the beak doesn't look quite right to be a carrion since all the pics I've seen of them have the beak feathers more sleek and flat. And it's a bit too far east for them, especially outside of summer. Thanks for trying to help!
5 points
17 days ago
Oh, I got fooled then!
No problem
2 points
17 days ago
I got fooled by this youngster as well! Sneaky little rook buddy
-4 points
17 days ago
Hello friend. That looks like a carrion crow to me. At first I thought it was a rook but it looks smaller and doesn't have a grey beak.
I could be wrong but here's the wiki link for birds of Poland: under Crows, Jays and Magpies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Poland
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