Corvus cornix · Irish: Feannóg (Caróg Liath)
Ireland's crow — ash-grey and black, and a true islander.
Habitat: Farmland, parks, coasts and towns — found virtually everywhere in Ireland. | Season: All year
Ireland's equivalent of the Carrion Crow, which barely reaches the island's eastern fringe — across almost all of Ireland the Hooded Crow fills this niche instead. Highly intelligent; often seen prising open shellfish or food waste.
Hooded Crows will sometimes drop shellfish or nuts from height onto hard ground to smash them open — a simple but effective use of a tool.
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