Gould observed '"Black as a Crow" is very descriptive of this well-known British bird for it has none of the fine play of colours observable in the Rook; still some parts of its plumage are slightly glossed with purple and green, particularly the upper surface...'

The adult birds in the illustration are slightly smaller than lifesize, the flower is the Common Poppy.

DISTRIBUTION: Breeds Eurasia between 72°N and 24°N. Winters southern parts of breeding range and beyond to Northern Africa, north and central India and south China. The Carrion Crow has two races Corvus corone corone (Carrion Crow) and C.corone cornix (Hooded Crow) and in their areas of contact they often interbreed