Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) Science Article 2 abstract Variation in size and shape of the jackdaw (Corvus monedula) eggs was studiedon egg’s museum collection data from Bardejov region, NE Slovakia, from1961 to 1964. Mean clutch size was 4.14 1.29 (n = 125). Coecients of variationfor clutch means ranged from 1.67 (breadth) to 4.85 (volume). Meanrepeatability […]
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Gliding flight in a jackdaw: a wind tunnel study
Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) Science Article 1 abstract We examined the gliding flight performance of a jackdaw Corvus monedula in a wind tunnel. The jackdaw was able to glide steadily at speeds between 6 and 11ms?1. The bird changed its wingspan and wing area over this speed range, and we measured the so-called glide superpolar, which […]
Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
[order] PASSERIFORMES | [family] Corvidae | [latin] Coloeus monedula | [UK] Jackdaw | [FR] Choucas des tours | [DE] Dohle | [ES] Grajilla Comun | [NL] Kauw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Breeding Range Breeding Range 2 Non Breeding Range Physical charateristics A small black crow with a grey neck and pale eyes. Upper parts black […]