Hooded Crow
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Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
677 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 677 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

60–70% · Likely
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

10–20% · With luck
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

5–10% · With luck
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

40–50% · Likely
Eurasian Jay
LC Endemic

Eurasian Jay

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Garrulus glandarius

20–30% · With luck
Eurasian Blackbird
LC Endemic

Eurasian Blackbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus merula

50–60% · Likely
European Starling
LC Endemic

European Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sturnus vulgaris

50–60% · Likely
Great Tit
LC Endemic

Great Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parus major

50–60% · Likely
Chaffinch
LC

Chaffinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Fringilla coelebs

40–50% · Likely
Blue Tit
LC

Blue Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanistes caeruleus

40–50% · Likely
European Robin
LC

European Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erithacus rubecula

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
80–90%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
70–80%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
60–70%
4 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
50–60%
5 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
50–60%
6 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
30–40%
7 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
20–30%
8 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
9 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
10 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
5–10%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
5–10%
12 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
13 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
14 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Crow in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 677 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hooded Crow in Wadden Sea National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Hooded Crow in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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