Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Corvidae > Genus: Corvus > Species: Coloeus monedula

Jackdaw - Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Natura 2000 sites	199 are designated for this species

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE4932302	Germany	Luisenhall	Map
DE4940301	Germany	Haselbacher Teiche und Pleißeaue	Map
DE4940302	Germany	Pleißewiesen Windischleuba	Map
DE5125303	Germany	Stöckig - Ruppertshöhe	Map
DE5127301	Germany	Schweinaer Grund - Zechsteingürtel um Bad Liebenstein	Map
DE5326401	Germany	Thüringische Rhön	Map
DE5328303	Germany	Eschberg - Dürrenberg	Map
DE5518301	Germany	Salzwiesen von Münzenberg	Map
DE5518302	Germany	In der Metz bei Münzenberg	Map
DE5536301	Germany	Hänge an der Bleilochtalsperre	Map
DE5623308	Germany	Waizenberg bei Hohenzell	Map
DE5624303	Germany	Magerrasen bei Weichersbach und weitere Flächen	Map
DE5629301	Germany	Oberlauf der Milz	Map
DE5629302	Germany	Schlechtsarter Schweiz	Map
DE5723306	Germany	Hohe Wiese und Steinfirst bei Breunings	Map
DE5820301	Germany	Kinzigaue von Langenselbold	Map
DE5912301	Germany	Engweger Kopf und Scheibigkopf bei Lorch	Map
DE5914301	Germany	Weihersberg bei Kiedrich	Map
DE5916301	Germany	Falkenberg und Geißberg bei Flörsheim	Map
DE6116301	Germany	Riedwiesen von Wächterstadt	Map
DE6117304	Germany	Ehemaliger August-Euler-Flugplatz von Darmstadt	Map
DE6117401	Germany	Griesheimer Sand	Map
DE6317301	Germany	Weschnitzinsel von Lorsch	Map
ES2110018	Spain	Arabako hegoaldeko mendilerroak / Sierras meridionales de Álava	Map
IT1130004	Italy	Lago di Bertignano (Viverone) e stagno presso la strada per Roppolo	Map
IT1160056	Italy	Alpi Marittime	Map
IT1180004	Italy	Greto dello Scrivia	Map
IT1321313	Italy	Foresta della Deiva - Torrente Erro	Map
IT1323920	Italy	Monte Galero	Map
IT2010012	Italy	Brughiera del Dosso	Map
IT2020003	Italy	Palude di Albate	Map
IT2020005	Italy	Lago di Alserio	Map
IT2040022	Italy	Lago di Mezzola e Pian di Spagna	Map
IT2070020	Italy	Torbiere d'Iseo	Map
IT2080301	Italy	Boschi del Ticino	Map
IT2090001	Italy	Monticchie	Map
IT20A0002	Italy	Naviglio di Melotta	Map
IT20B0006	Italy	Isola Boscone	Map
IT20B0008	Italy	Paludi di Ostiglia	Map
IT20B0009	Italy	Valli del Mincio	Map
IT20B0010	Italy	Vallazza	Map
IT20B0012	Italy	Complesso morenico di Castellaro Lagusello	Map
IT3120030	Italy	Fontanazzo	Map
IT3250041	Italy	Valle Vecchia - Zumelle - Valli di Bibione	Map
IT4020021	Italy	Medio Taro	Map
IT4050001	Italy	Gessi Bolognesi, Calanchi dell'Abbadessa	Map
IT4050022	Italy	Biotopi e Ripristini ambientali di Medicina e Molinella	Map
IT4060001	Italy	Valli di Argenta	Map
IT4060002	Italy	Valli di Comacchio	Map
IT4060008	Italy	Valle del Mezzano	Map
IT4060015	Italy	Bosco della Mesola, Bosco Panfilia, Bosco di Santa Giustina, Valle Falce, La Goara	Map
IT5210001	Italy	Boschi di Monti di Sodolungo - Rosso (Città di Castello)	Map
IT5210003	Italy	Fiume Tevere tra San Giustino e Pierantonio	Map
IT5210004	Italy	Boschi di Pietralunga	Map
IT5210005	Italy	Gola del Corno di Catria	Map
IT5210006	Italy	Boschi di Morra - Marzana	Map
IT5210007	Italy	Valle delle Prigioni (Monte Cucco)	Map
IT5210008	Italy	Valle del Rio Freddo (Monte Cucco)	Map
IT5210009	Italy	Monte Cucco (sommità)	Map
IT5210010	Italy	Le Gorghe	Map
IT5210011	Italy	Torrente Vetorno	Map
IT5210012	Italy	Boschi di Montelovesco - Monte delle Portole	Map
IT5210013	Italy	Boschi del Bacino di Gubbio	Map
IT5210014	Italy	Monti Maggio - Nero (sommità)	Map
IT5210015	Italy	Valle del Torrente Nese - Monti Acuto - Corona	Map
IT5210022	Italy	Fiume Tescio (parte alta)	Map
IT5210023	Italy	Colli Selvalonga - Il Monte (Assisi)	Map
IT5210032	Italy	Piani di Annifo - Arvello	Map
IT5210045	Italy	Fiume Vigi	Map
IT5210070	Italy	Lago Trasimeno	Map
IT5210071	Italy	Monti Sibillini (versante umbro)	Map
IT5210072	Italy	Palude di Colfiorito	Map
IT5210075	Italy	Boschi e pascoli di Fratticiola Selvatica (Valfabbrica)	Map
IT5220024	Italy	Valle del Tevere: Laghi di Corbara - Alviano	Map
IT5220025	Italy	Bassa Valnerina: Monte Fionchi - Cascata delle Marmore	Map
IT5220026	Italy	Lago di Piediluco - Monte Maro	Map
IT5220027	Italy	Lago dell'Aia (Narni)	Map
IT9210020	Italy	Bosco Cupolicchio	Map
IT9210105	Italy	Dolomiti di Pietrapertosa	Map
IT9210200	Italy	Monte Sirino	Map
IT9220055	Italy	Bosco Pantano di Policoro e Costa Ionica Foce Sinni	Map
IT9220144	Italy	Lago S. Giuliano e Timmari	Map
IT9220260	Italy	Valle Basento Grassano Scalo - Grottole	Map
IT2040042	Italy	Pian di Spagna e Lago di Mezzola	Map
IT5220014	Italy	Valle del Serra (Monti Martani)	Map
DE5425401	Germany	Hessische Rhön	Map
IT5210017	Italy	Boschi di Pischiello - Torre Civitella	Map
IT5220005	Italy	Lago di Corbara	Map
IT5210027	Italy	Monte Subasio (sommità)	Map
DE5730304	Germany	Wiesen im Grabfeld	Map
IT5220023	Italy	Monti San Pancrazio - Oriolo	Map
IT5210064	Italy	Monteluco di Spoleto	Map
IT20A0401	Italy	Riserva Regionale Bosco Ronchetti	Map
IT5220011	Italy	Zona umida di Alviano	Map
IT8020001	Italy	Alta Valle del Fiume Tammaro	Map
IT3341002	Italy	Aree Carsiche della Venezia Giulia	Map
IT20A0018	Italy	Cave Danesi	Map
IT5220008	Italy	Monti Amerini	Map
IT5220010	Italy	Monte Solenne (Valnerina)	Map
IT5210061	Italy	Torrente Naia	Map
IT20B0501	Italy	Viadana, Portiolo, San Benedetto Po e Ostiglia	Map
IT4020025	Italy	Parma Morta	Map
ES4240003	Spain	Riberas del Henares	Map
IT5210025	Italy	Ansa degli Ornari (Perugia)	Map
IT1315720	Italy	Fiume Roia	Map
DE5219401	Germany	Amöneburger Becken	Map
IT5210030	Italy	Fosso dell'Eremo delle Carceri (Monte Subasio)	Map
DE5236302	Germany	Östliches Riffgebiet Orlatal	Map
IT5220013	Italy	Monte Torre Maggiore (Monti Martani)	Map
DE6119401	Germany	Untere Gersprenzaue	Map
IT1315716	Italy	Roverino	Map
IT2090501	Italy	Senna Lodigiana	Map
IT5210021	Italy	Monte Malbe	Map
IT5220018	Italy	Lago di Piediluco - Monte Caperno	Map
IT5220002	Italy	Selva di Meana (Allerona)	Map
IT20B0401	Italy	Parco Regionale Oglio Sud	Map
IT5220016	Italy	Monte la Pelosa - Colle Fergiara (Valnerina)	Map
IT5220017	Italy	Cascata delle Marmore	Map
IT5210040	Italy	Boschi dell'alta Valle del Nestore	Map
IT5220015	Italy	Fosso Salto del Cieco (Ferentillo)	Map
DE5730303	Germany	Wälder im Grabfeld	Map
DE6417450	Germany	Wälder der südlichen hessischen Oberrheinebene	Map
DE8040471	Germany	Moorgebiet von Eggstätt-Hemhof bis Seeon	Map
IT4020024	Italy	San Genesio	Map
IT5210020	Italy	Boschi di Ferretto - Bagnolo	Map
IT5220012	Italy	Boschi di Farneta (Monte Castrilli)	Map
IT5210018	Italy	Lago Trasimeno	Map
IT5210050	Italy	Valle di Pettino (Campello sul Clitunno)	Map
IT5210060	Italy	Monte Il Cerchio (Monti Martani)	Map
DE5018401	Germany	Burgwald	Map
IT5210049	Italy	Torrente Argentina (Sellano)	Map
IT5220004	Italy	Boschi di Prodo - Corbara	Map
IT4030023	Italy	Fontanili di Gattatico e Fiume Enza	Map
DE5421401	Germany	Vogelsberg	Map
IT5210016	Italy	Boschi di Castel Rigone	Map
IT5210059	Italy	Marcite di Norcia	Map
IT20A0016	Italy	Spiaggioni di Spinadesco	Map
IT5210066	Italy	Media Val Casana (Monti Coscerno - Civitella)	Map
IT5210033	Italy	Boschi Sereni - Torricella (San Biagio della Valle)	Map
DE5322305	Germany	Magerrasen bei Lauterbach und Kalkberge bei Schwarz	Map
IT20A0015	Italy	Bosco Ronchetti	Map
IT5210065	Italy	Roccaporena - Monte della Sassa	Map
IT5210054	Italy	Fiume Tevere tra Monte Molino e Pontecuti (Tevere Morto)	Map
DE5328305	Germany	Werra bis Treffurt mit Zuflüssen	Map
IT1323201	Italy	Finalese - Capo Noli	Map
IT9350145	Italy	Fiumara Amendolea (incluso Roghudi, Chorio e Rota Greco)	Map
IT5210078	Italy	Colline Premartane (Bettona - Gualdo Cattaneo)	Map
IT5210046	Italy	Valnerina	Map
IT9310038	Italy	Scogliera dei Rizzi	Map
IT5220020	Italy	Gole di Narni - Stifone	Map
IT5210028	Italy	Boschi e brughiere di Panicarola	Map
IT5210042	Italy	Lecceta di Sassovivo (Foligno)	Map
IT1323202	Italy	Isola Bergeggi - Punta Predani	Map
DE5531302	Germany	NSG Leite bei Harras	Map
IT4020022	Italy	Basso Taro	Map
IT5220019	Italy	Lago l'Aia (Narni)	Map
IT2080501	Italy	Risaie della Lomellina	Map
IT5210063	Italy	Monti Coscerno - Civitella - Aspra (sommità)	Map
IT5220022	Italy	Lago di San Liberato	Map
DE5022401	Germany	Knüll	Map
IT20A0013	Italy	Lanca di Gerole	Map
IT20B0017	Italy	Ansa e Valli del Mincio	Map
IT20B0016	Italy	Ostiglia	Map
IT5210026	Italy	Monti Marzolana - Montali	Map
IT1324011	Italy	Monte Ravinet - Rocca Barbena	Map
IT20A0014	Italy	Lancone di Gussola	Map
IT5210056	Italy	Monti lo Stiglio - Pagliaro	Map
IT5210077	Italy	Boschi a Farnetto di Collestrada (Perugia)	Map
DE5316402	Germany	Hörre bei Herborn und Lemptal	Map
IT9210271	Italy	Appennino Lucano, Valle Agri, Monte Sirino, Monte Raparo	Map
DE5115401	Germany	Hauberge bei Haiger	Map
IT20A0402	Italy	Riserva Regionale Lanca di Gerole	Map
DE6217404	Germany	Jägersburger / Gernsheimer Wald	Map
IT5210055	Italy	Gola del Corno - Stretta di Biselli	Map
DE4527420	Germany	Untereichsfeld - Ohmgebirge	Map
DE4529420	Germany	Bleicheröder Berge	Map
DE4727420	Germany	Südliches Eichsfeld	Map
DE2642401	Germany	Müritz-Seenland und Neustrelitzer Kleinseenplatte	Map
DE2640401	Germany	Feldmark Massow-Wendisch Priborn-Satow	Map
DE1747402	Germany	Greifswalder Bodden und südlicher Strelasund	Map
DE2242401	Germany	Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See	Map
DE5338420	Germany	Pöllwitzer Wald	Map
DE5237420	Germany	Auma-Aue mit Wolcheteiche und Struthbach-Niederung	Map
IT9210150	Italy	Monte Coccovello - Monte Crivo - Monte Crive	Map
IT9210266	Italy	Valle del Tuorno - Bosco Luceto	Map
AT2218000	Austria	Feistritzklamm/Herberstein	Map
AT2230000	Austria	Teile des südoststeirischen Hügellandes inklusive Höll und Grabenlandbäche	Map
AT2226000	Austria	Furtner Teich - Dürnberger-Moor	Map
AT2211000	Austria	Hartberger-Gmoos	Map
AT2225000	Austria	Demmerkogel-Südhänge, Wellinggraben mit Sulm-, Saggau- und Laßnitzabschnitten und Pößnitzbach	Map
ROSPA0133	Romania	Munții Călimani	Map
ROSPA0141	Romania	Subcarpații Vrancei	Map
ROSPA0124	Romania	Lacurile de pe Valea Ilfovului	Map
IT4020027	Italy	Cronovilla	Map
IT4030024	Italy	Colli di Quattro Castella	Map
IT4050032	Italy	Monte dei Cucchi, Pian di Balestra	Map
IT5120105	Italy	Bonifica della Gherardesca	Map
IT9210285	Italy	Fiume Melandro	Map
IT9210290	Italy	Vallone delle Ripe, Torrente Malta e Monte Giano	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex II: Species that may be hunted under national legislation in the geographical sea and land area where this Directive applies (Part A), or only in the Member States in respect of which they are indicated (Part B) (Corvus monedula)		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Choucas des tours	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Csóka	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Dohle	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Grajilla	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Jackdaw	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kaja	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kauw	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kavka obecná	Czech	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Kawka	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Naakka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Taccola	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

Synonym	Author
Corvus monedula	Linnaeus, 1758

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Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF search	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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