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| Image details: |
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| Image Description: |
Hooded Crow's nest on a telephone pole |
| Image notes: |
After wind damage, crow nests are the next biggest�cause of power cuts. |
| Species in Image: |
Hooded Crow |
| Date: |
1979 |
| Area: |
Yell |
| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01952 |
| General details: |
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| Common Name |
Hooded Crow |
| Latin Name |
Corvus cornix |
| Shetland Name |
Hoodie Craa |
| Latin Group Name |
Passeriformes |
| Latin Family Name |
Corvidae |
| Common Family Name |
Crows and Jays |
| Description |
Fairly common breeding resident and scarce passage migrant and winter visitor. The limited figures available suggest a recent decrease in the breeding population with 500 to 800 pairs considered a reasonable estimate.
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