Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
About the Rook
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) 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.
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2 recordings on this page · licensed Public Domain / CC0 ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 1,087 recordings for this species in total.
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Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.