The western jackdaw, a small, gregarious member of the crow family, black with a grey nape and striking pale eyes. Jackdaws are intelligent, have been seen using tools, and are monogamous, nesting in holes in trees, cliffs and buildings.
Quick answers
What is it?Bird
Carnivore?Omnivore
Dangerous?No
Domesticated?No
Awake when?Daytime
Hibernates?No
Kept as a pet?No
Do people eat it?No
At a glance
Found inEurope, Asia, Africa
HabitatFarmland, Forest, Coast, Towns
ColoursBlack, Grey
SizeSmall
Length34–39 cm
WeightAbout 240 g
Legs2
Covered inFeathers
Lives inflocks
Lives for5–15 years
Can fly
Lays eggs
In the wild
- Where it lives
- Europe, western Asia and western North Africa.
- What it eats
- Almost anything: plants, invertebrates and food waste from towns.
Did you know
A small crow with a grey nape and striking pale, silvery eyes.
Linnaeus named it monedula, from the Latin for money, because of its supposed fondness for picking up coins.
A flock of jackdaws was once called a "clattering".
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