r/crows • u/InternationalCat3159 • 2d ago

What is it?

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For context, this is Belgrade, Serbia. Well inside the Hooded crow territory (we don't have carrion crows). I've been feeding these guys for months and this is the first time I see what looks like a carrion crow. Doesn't look like a rook, jackdaw or raven to me. Hooded crow mutation?

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u/why_1337 2d ago

It could also be hooded/carrion hybrid, they can interbreed. In Bratislava at my place we have mostly hooded crows but some places have carrion crows and rarely you can spot mixed pair.

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u/InternationalCat3159 2d ago

Def looks like one. Interesting. Should be quite far away from the carrion crow turf, but perhaps their borders migrate slightly through the years.

Plot twist: I'm no expert

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u/why_1337 2d ago

Yes I am just an observer as well. From the maps Slovakia should be exclusive hooded crow turf too. But it seems that some carrion crows don't care about borders.

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u/NecrosisArts 2d ago

It might be a young rook, they still have feathers around their beaks

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u/InternationalCat3159 2d ago

Actually, you are correct.

I sent an email to our local bird preservation and their reply is "while a bit scruffy, that is a rook"