Rook
Corvus frugilegus
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 42,063
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The rook is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from Scandinavia and western Europe to eastern Siberia. It is a large, gregarious, black-feathered bird, distinguished from similar species by the whitish featherless area on the face. Rooks nest collectively in the tops of tall trees, often close to farms or villages; the groups of nests are known as rookeries.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Rook (bird)”.