Western Jackdaw
Corvus monedula
Where is it found?
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Woodland, farmland and urban parks and gardens.
Diet and foraging method
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Forage by pecking and probing the soil, jumping at insects, hunting small vertebrates and birds and scavenging.
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Key adaptations
Special wing shape and size allows for agile flying and allows Jacksaws to perform impressive manoeuvres.
Social organisation and mating system
Flocks
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Monogamous pairs
Did you know that...?
Like other crows, Jackdaws are very intelligent and often put this intelligence to good use in working out how to quickly empty bird feeders of their contents. Some captive Jackdaws have even been taught by Italian thieves to steal money from ATMs.
Taxonomy
Picture credits:
Maps from: http://species.mol.org/species/
"Corvus monedula 1" by Matthias Barby - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_monedula_1.JPG#/media/File:Corvus_monedula_1.JPG
"Coloeus monedula -Lynmouth, Devon, England-8a" by Mark Robinson from Williton, UK - No Fear!Uploaded by snowmanradio. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloeus_monedula_-Lynmouth,_Devon,_England-8a.jpg#/media/File:Coloeus_monedula_-Lynmouth,_Devon,_England-8a.jpg
"Corvus monedula 1" by Matthias Barby - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corvus_monedula_1.JPG#/media/File:Corvus_monedula_1.JPG
"Coloeus monedula -Lynmouth, Devon, England-8a" by Mark Robinson from Williton, UK - No Fear!Uploaded by snowmanradio. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coloeus_monedula_-Lynmouth,_Devon,_England-8a.jpg#/media/File:Coloeus_monedula_-Lynmouth,_Devon,_England-8a.jpg
