Communal nesting by Hooded Crows

Guillam Elliot McIvor; Susan Denise Healy

doi:10.1080/00063657.2015.1045832

Communal nesting by Hooded Crows

Guillam Elliot McIvor, Susan Denise Healy

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Abstract

We describe an instance of joint nesting by Hooded Crows Corvus cornix in Orkney, Scotland, in 2011, where nine eggs were laid in a single nest. As the territory was occupied by a trio of birds that engaged in territory defence as a group, this observation provides strong support for this first record of communal breeding for the species.

Original language	English
Number of pages	4
Journal	Bird Study
Volume	62
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2015.1045832
Publication status	Published - 3 Jun 2015

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