Hooded Crow

Name: Hooded Crow

Scientific name: Corvus cornix

Category: Birds

Nature Stars: 50

What are nature stars?

About: The Hooded Crow replaces the Carrion Crow in north Scotland, the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. They are grey, with a black head, tail and wings.

How to identify: Unmistakeable.

Where: North west Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man.

Natural Superpowers

• Predator: 40
• Agility: 40
• Rarity: 40
• Cute factor: 10
• Traveller: 50

Fantastic fact: Hooded Crows replace Carrion Crows across northern and eastern Europe: until recently, the two were thought to be the same species!

Photograph credit: Photo credit tbc