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title: "Bonte kraai"
description: "Corvus cornix — Vogels. The hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/hooded-crow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bonte kraai

> Corvus cornix — Vogels. The hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus.

- Scientific name: *Corvus cornix*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 146246
- Wikidata: [Q25405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25405)
- iNaturalist taxon: [144757](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/144757)

## Names

- en: Hooded Crow
- de: Nebelkrähe
- es: Corneja cenicienta
- fr: Corneille mantelée
- nl: Bonte kraai
- pt: Gralha-cinzenta
- pl: Wrona siwa

## Countries with the most observations

RU (66720), IT (11937), DE (4469), UA (4396), AT (3724), GR (3529), NO (3423), PL (3363), FI (3156), TR (2978), DK (2934), IE (2856)

## Summary

The hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix), also colloquially called just hoodie, is a Eurasian bird subspecies of the carrion crow (Corvus corone) in the genus Corvus. Widely distributed, it is found across Northern, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, as well as parts of the Middle East. It is an ashy-grey bird with black head, throat, wings, tail, and thigh feathers, as well as a black bill, eyes, and feet. Like other corvids, it is an omnivorous and opportunistic forager and feeder.
In 2002, the hooded crow was separated from the carrion crow and classified as its own species by the British Ornithologists' Union. However…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_crow

## Photo

![Bonte kraai](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hooded-crow/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gregory Wheeler · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341789875

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hooded-crow?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).