Birds
Rook
Corvus frugilegus · Cioară de semănătură
A sociable crow with a bare, pale face that nests in noisy colonies.
At a glance
- Status in Romania
- Resident
- Habitat
- Meadow / Urban
- Activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Diet
- Omnivorous, but mainly insects and earthworms; often feeds in flocks on fields.
- 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
- Ploughed fields and colonies in tall trees in towns and villages.
- Best time / activity
- Morning · Daytime
- Photography difficulty
- Easy to observe
- Ethics
- Keep well back from colonies and nests on buildings or banks; never block flight paths to the nest.
Identification
Glossy black crow with a pale, bare face at the base of a slender bill and shaggy 'trousers'.
Habitat
Parks, farmland, pastures, hay meadows and settlements (attracted to food at rubbish tips).
Distribution
Across almost all of Romania except the high mountains and forested areas.
Approximate range in Romania
Diet
Omnivorous, but mainly insects and earthworms; often feeds in flocks on fields.
Behaviour
Colonial nester; feeds in flocks.
Seasonality in Romania
Breeds in Romania and is resident.
- JanPresent
- FebPresent
- MarPresent
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- JulPresent
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- 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 early, from March; monogamous; 2–7 eggs incubated by the female.