7584 x 4920 px | 64,2 x 41,7 cm | 25,3 x 16,4 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
21 juin 2005
Lieu:
Skokholm Island
Informations supplémentaires:
IUCN Red List species status – Least Concern LEAST CONCERN Description The jackdaw (Corvus monedula) is a lively, diminutive member of the crow family (5). It appears to have totally dark plumage from a distance, but on closer inspection it can be seen that it is dark grey in colour with a lighter grey nape and sides of the neck (2). The beak is short and slender, the eyes are a unique pale blue, and it walks with a quick 'jaunty' step (6), all of which allow this bird to be distinguished from the carrion and hooded crows or the rook (2). Males, females and juveniles are similar in appearance (2). The name 'daw' for this bird has been used ...