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Birds seen on Mountains & Moorland in the UK: Hooded Crow

ARKive - Corvus cornix
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Corvus_cornix/more_still_images.html
Learn about the life of the hooded crow. See colour photographs of nest, eggs, adult feeding chicks, juvenile, and adults. 

ARKive - Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Corvus_cornix/
Improve your ability to distinguish between the two close-relatives by reading about physical differences between carrion and hooded crow. Also states current legal protection.

British Trust for Ornithology - Hooded Crows
http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004/wcrhoocr.htm
Publishes the  status regarding conservation listing and long term trends for Corvus cornix in UK. Masses of data presented as graphs and table showing changes in population. 

BTO - Hooded Crow - Corvus cornix
http://blx1.bto.org/atlases/HC-atlas.html
Scan this set of maps indicating the incidence of breeding hooded crows across Britain. Every coloured graphic icon represents number of birds within 10km squares. 

Lunds University - Hooded Crow, The
http://www.biol.lu.se/zooekologi/jon/kraaka.htm
Check out this research paper that looks at the hooded crow’s territorial behaviour, clutch size, and roosting. Records lengthy reference list. 

Rare Bird Photography - Hooded Crow
http://www.rarebirdphotography.co.uk/cbhc.htm
Help make identification of the hooded crow easier with this single large colour photograph. Shows important markings and subtle graduations of greys and black on plumage.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Hooded Crow
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/h/hoodedcrow/
Investigate this relation to the carrion crow that has populated Scotland and Ireland, but not England. Includes colour illustration of adult and UK distribution map. 

Tiscali Reference - Hooded Crow
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_hooded_crow.html
Evaluate this condensed description of the hooded crow that includes appearance, relationship with carrion crow, and distribution in Britain identified.

Trek Nature - Hooded Crow
http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Middle_East/Turkey/photo13803.htm
Download this massive colour shot of member of crow family that has colonized Istanbul. Also supplies technical data for photographers and critique facility. 

UK Safari - Hooded Crow
http://www.uksafari.com/hoodedcrows.htm
Tells of distribution in UK, time of year to sight, habitat, and important differentiating features. Also includes interesting note on interbreeding. 

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