Hooded Crows Were Linked to 87 Reported West Nile Virus Bird Outbreaks in Europe
The September ECDC–EFSA report linked hooded crows to 87 reported West Nile virus bird outbreaks, Eurasian magpies to…
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Hooded Crow Nestlings Had Low Levels of Cadmium, Lead and Arsenic in a Polish Wetland
Blood and feather samples from 29 hooded crow nestlings in Warta Mouth National Park showed low concentrations of…
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ESBL-Producing Bacteria Found in 61% of Sampled Urban Hooded Crows in Hungary
A Hungarian study found ESBL-producing bacteria in 61% of 212 urban hooded crows but only 7.7% of 52…
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Long-tailed Tits and Common Firecrests Were Detected More Often Where More Time Had Passed Since Fire
Passive acoustic monitoring in northern Greece found long-tailed tits and common firecrests more likely to be detected in…
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Darwin Tree of Life Added Two Haplotype Genome Assemblies for Carrion Crow
Two Darwin Tree of Life genome projects registered on 26 July 2026 represent haplotype 1 and haplotype 2…
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Hooded Crows Favoured London Plane, Poplars and Pines for Nests in Zagreb
Researchers mapped 729 active hooded crow nests across 84.6 km² of Zagreb. The crows favoured London plane, poplars…
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Carrion and Large-billed Crows Used Different Foods Until Winter Snow Narrowed Their Options
GPS tracking and year-round field observations in northern Japan found that non-breeding carrion crows mainly used farmland, large-billed…
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Adult Western Carrion Crows Reduced Vigilance With More Adults, but Not More Yearlings
In northern Spain, yearlings spent only 43.9% as much time vigilant as adults. Each additional adult group member…
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Haemosporidian Parasites Were Detected in 46 of 47 Hooded Crows in Italy
A multi-organ study in northwestern Italy detected haemosporidian parasites in 46 of 47 Hooded Crows, with frequent mixed…
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French Wildlife Culling Was Not Linked to Lower Reported Damage
A 2026 national evaluation of ten native species found no relationship between lethal-control effort and lower reported damage…
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Hooded Crows Used Urban Habitats Differently In and Outside the Breeding Season
A three-year study in Debrecen found that hooded crows favoured quieter urban areas for colonisation during breeding, while…
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