{"id":25426,"date":"2012-11-05T14:34:14","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:02","slug":"jackdaw-corvus-monedula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/","title":{"rendered":"Jackdaw Corvus monedula"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) is one of the smallest species (34 to 39 cm in length) in the genus of crows and ravens. It is a black-plumaged bird with grey nape and distinctive white irises. Like all corvids, it is omnivorous. It is found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa. Four subspecies are currently recognised.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Eurasian Jackdaw\u00a0<i>Corvus\u00a0monedula<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-298-25426\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2232\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-9.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2231\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-8.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2230\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-7.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2229\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-6.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2228\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-5.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2227\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-4.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2226\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-3.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2225\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-2.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2224\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-14.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2223\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-13.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2222\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-12.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2221\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-11.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2220\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-10.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2219\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula-1.jpg\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/jackdaw-corvus-monedula\/thumbs\/thumbs_jackdaw-corvus-monedula-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) is one of the smallest species (34 to 39 cm in length) in the genus of crows and ravens. It is a black-plumaged bird with grey nape and distinctive white irises. Like all corvids, it is omnivorous. It is found across Europe, western Asia and North Africa. 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