Rook
Corvus frugilegus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus frugilegus (Rook)
Closest Relatives at Hortobágy National Park
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Great Tit
Parus major
Bearded Reedling
Panurus biarmicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 9 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 11 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 12 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 14 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rook in Hortobágy National Park?
About 74% of visitor-days record a Rook sighting in Hortobágy National Park, based on 372 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rook in Hortobágy National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Rook in Hortobágy National Park in our monthly data.