Jackdaw is a common name for two birds of the family Corvidae. The European jackdaw (Corvus monedula) , is about 33 centimetres long. It is dark grey, blackest and glossiest on the head, back, wings, and tail, with a paler grey neck.
The Daurian jackdaw (Corvus dauuricus), of eastern Asia, is similar to the European jackdaw, but paler in colour, with a more common colour phase in which the foreback, neck, and belly are white. Originally nesting in hollow trees, jackdaws have adapted to urban life and nest on churches, castles, and other ornate buildings. Like other crows, they are omnivorous and noisy. Research Jackdaw
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