Bird
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Size
44–46 cmAbout the size of a large football
Weight
280–340 gSimilar to a can of baked beans
Lifespan
6 years
Top speed
50 km/h
Rarity
Common
M vs F
Sexes look identical — both have a bare grey-white face patch at the bill base
Habitat
Farmland, open countryside, woodland edges, parks, playing fields
Best time
Year-round
Conservation
UK: Green
LC
💡 Did you know?
Rooks are highly intelligent and live in noisy colonies called rookeries — some have been occupied for hundreds of years
Rooks use tools and can plan ahead — studies show they can solve multi-step puzzles to reach food, placing them among the most cognitively advanced birds in Europe
Often confused with
Carrion Crow (no bare face patch
glossier plumage)
Jackdaw (smaller
grey nape)
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