#0636 · 🐦 birds

Rook

🇳🇱 Roek ·Corvus frugilegus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The rook ( Corvus frugilegus ) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It was given its binomial name by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, The binomial is from Latin; Corvus is for "raven", and frugilegus is Latin for "fruit-gathering", from frux, frugis , "fruit", and legere , "to pick". The English name is ultimately derived from the bird's harsh call.

base stats

NL sightings 399iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 61,278iNaturalist observations
weight 489 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).