Coloeus monedula
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How to recognize it
The Eurasian Jackdaw is a small, compact crow relative that feels very much at home around people. Up close, the pale eye stands out against its dark, plain look more than any single pattern.
It is noisy, social, and fairly bold once it gets used to an area. You usually notice it by its lively call, especially the repeated metallic chyak-chyak or kak-kak, and by the brisk way it walks and shifts through a group.
It uses old buildings, parks, gardens, cemeteries, and other open places with large trees and sheltered corners. It eats a wide mix of food, from insects and other small invertebrates to seeds, grain, berries, and food waste, and most populations stay year-round while northern and eastern ones move south in winter.
Listen to the call
The Eurasian Jackdaw is a small, compact crow relative that feels very much at home around people. Up close, the pale eye stands out against its dark, plain look more than any single pattern.
It is noisy, social, and fairly bold once it gets used to an area. You usually notice it by its lively call, especially the repeated metallic chyak-chyak or kak-kak, and by the brisk way it walks and shifts through a group.
It uses old buildings, parks, gardens, cemeteries, and other open places with large trees and sheltered corners. It eats a wide mix of food, from insects and other small invertebrates to seeds, grain, berries, and food waste, and most populations stay year-round while northern and eastern ones move south in winter.
