Rook

Corvus frugilegus

(C. f. frugilegus)

Armenian Name:	Սերմնաքաղ

See Plate 60 for Rook and other similar species

Resident Status:	Year-round resident
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.