Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus cornix (Hooded Crow)
About the Hooded Crow
The hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy-grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet. Like other corvids, it is an omnivorous and opportunistic forager and feeder.
In 2002, the hooded crow was separated from the carrion crow and classified as its own species by the British Ornithologists' Union. However, in 2025, the new global AviBase re-classified the hooded and carrion crows as the same species, with the species divided into six subspecies, of which four are 'hooded' grey-and-black, and two are all-black.
The hooded crow was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae; he gave it the binomial name Corvus cornix. Linnaeus specified the type locality as "Europa", but this was restricted to Sweden by the German ornithologist Ernst Hartert in 1903. The genus name Corvus is Latin for... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Vanoise National Park
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 7 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 8 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 9 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 10 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 14 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 17 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Crow in Vanoise National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow sighting in Vanoise National Park, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Hooded Crow in Vanoise National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Crow in Vanoise National Park in our monthly data.