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| Image Description: |
Hooded Crows on the power lines |
| Image notes: |
With the lack of trees in Shetland, crows use powerlines as a vantage point. |
| Species in Image: |
Hooded Crow |
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| Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc01950 |
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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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