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This bird is famous for its acorn feeding habits but do you know what it is?

British Birds - Crows and Cuckoos

The all-black carrion crow is one of the cleverest, most adaptable of our birds. The closely related hooded crow has recently been split as a separate species. With cuckoos, it is the male's call that is the very familiar "cuckoo". Generally, if you hear a cuckoo singing you will probably not see it until it stops singing, which is when it flies away from its song post.

1 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Teemu Lehtinen

European Magpie

Common Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Hooded Crow

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Pica pica
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
In the spring, large numbers often gather to resolve territorial conflicts and social standing.
These gatherings, called parliaments, probably gave rise to the many nursery rhymes and poems about this bird.

2 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of David Hofmann

Rook

Common Raven

Eurasian Jay

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus corax
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Has coexisted with humans for thousands of years and in some areas has been so numerous that it is considered a pest.
Has been the subject of mythology, folklore, art and literature.

3 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Steve Garvie

Common Cuckoo

Jackdaw

Carrion Crow

European Magpie

Group: Cuckoo
Binomial: Cuculus canorus
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Status: Breeding Summer Visitor
Lays its eggs in the nests of other bird species.
The female pushes one egg out of the other bird's nest, lays and flies off.
The whole process is achieved in only about 10 seconds.

4 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Unknown

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Carrion Crow

Jackdaw

European Magpie

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus monedula
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Perched birds often chatter together, and before settling for the night large roosting flocks make a cackling noise.
Generally cautious of people in the forest or countryside, but much tamer in urban areas.

5 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of http://www.lucnix.be/main.php

Eurasian Jay

Rook

Common Raven

Hooded Crow

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Garrulus glandarius
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Shy woodland birds, rarely moving far from cover.
Famous for their acorn feeding habits and in the autumn you may see them burying acorns for retrieving later in the winter.

6 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Malte Uhl

Hooded Crow

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

European Magpie

Red-billed Chough

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Pairs for life and displays fidelity to its breeding site, which is usually a cave or crevice in a cliff face.
Has been depicted on postage stamps of a few countries, including the Isle of Man.

7 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Mdf

Hooded Crow

Common Cuckoo

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Eurasian Jay

Group: Cuckoo
Binomial: Coccyzus americanus
Order: Cuculiformes
Family: Cuculidae
Status: Rare Vagrant
The entire time from egg-laying to fledging may be as little as 17 days.
Chicks are able to climb about with agility at 7-9 days of age.
Occasionally lay eggs in the nests of other birds.

8 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Panafotkas

Yellow-billed Cuckoo

Common Raven

Common Cuckoo

Hooded Crow

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus cornix
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
On coastal cliffs the eggs of gulls, cormorants and other birds are stolen when their owners are absent.
In the 18th century, Scottish shepherds would make offerings to them to keep them from attacking sheep.

9 .

What is the name of this bird?

Photograph courtesy of Brian Snelson

Carrion Crow

European Magpie

Rook

Eurasian Jay

Group: Crows and allies
Binomial: Corvus frugilegus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Status: Resident Breeding Species
Untidy appearance arising from the slightly peaked head and the thigh feathers, which look like baggy trousers.
Rarely alone and so their raucous caws can become overwhelming.