Jackdaw | |
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Left to right: Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus) and Western jackdaw (C. monedula) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Subfamily: | Corvinae |
Genus: | Coloeus Kaup, 1829[1] |
Species | |
Jackdaws are two species of bird in the genus Coloeus closely related to, but generally smaller than, crows and ravens (Corvus). They have a blackish crown, wings, and tail, with the rest of their plumage paler.[2] The word Coloeus is Neo-Latin, from the Ancient Greek for jackdaws: koloiós (κολοιός).[3][4] They come from Asia, Europe, Africa and Siberia.
the jackdaw (κολοιός/ koloiós, βωμωλόχος/ bōmōlóchos, Lat. monedula or graculus.)