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Rook
Corvus frugilegus
(C. f. frugilegus)
| Armenian Name: | Սերմնաքաղ |
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See Plate 60 for Rook and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 44-46 cm, Wing Span:81-99 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 343. |
| Adult: | Glossy black bird with bare whitish skin at base of long bill. |
| Juvenile: | Dull black plumage with black feathering around base of bill. |
| Behavior: | Gregarious and noisy. Breeds colonially in group of nests called a rookery. |
| Habitat: | Mountain steppe, crop and hay fields, orchards, suburban parks. |
| Food: | Invertebrates, seeds, carrion. |
| Nest: | Large cup of sticks and twigs, lined with finer roots and twigs in fork of branches high in tree or electrical pylon. |
| Eggs: | 40 mm, 2-6, pale blue, dark green or blackish spots and lines. |
