Birds
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix · Cioară grivă
The grey-and-black crow of Romania, one of its most widespread birds.
At a glance
- Status in Romania
- Resident
- Habitat
- Urban / Meadow / Wetland
- Activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Diet
- Omnivorous and opportunistic: mostly invertebrates, small mammals, frogs, birds and their eggs, and plant food.
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)
- Photography difficulty
- Easy to observe
Photography Guide
Practical starting points based on the species’ behaviour and habitat, not fixed rules.
- Where and how to look
- Everywhere from city parks to the Delta.
- Best time / activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Photography difficulty
- Easy to observe
- Ethics
- Keep away from nests, do not use playback in the breeding season, and let the bird decide how close it comes.
Identification
Black head, wings and tail with a grey body.
Habitat
A very wide range of habitats and most human settlements; prefers open and semi-open country.
Distribution
Only the subspecies cornix occurs in Romania, found across the whole country — one of the most widely distributed species here.
Approximate range in Romania
Diet
Omnivorous and opportunistic: mostly invertebrates, small mammals, frogs, birds and their eggs, and plant food.
Behaviour
Intelligent and wary; often scavenges.
Seasonality in Romania
Breeds in Romania and is resident.
- JanPresent
- FebPresent
- MarPresent
- AprPresent
- MayPresent
- JunPresent
- JulPresent
- AugPresent
- SepPresent
- OctPresent
- NovPresent
- DecPresent
Source-verified months inform the seasonal filters. Local timing can vary. Unconfirmed months do not imply absence. * Event timing retained from the earlier entry, not yet source-verified.
Breeding
Breeding begins in March; usually 4–5 eggs incubated by the female for 17–20 days.