Rook
species of bird
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Summary
Rook is a taxon[1]. Rook ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,730 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Corvus[6]
- Taxon name: Corvus frugilegus[7]
- Part of: crow[8]
- Commons category: Corvus frugilegus[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Corvus frugilegus[10]
- Commons gallery: Corvus frugilegus[11]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], The New Student's Reference Work[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Short name: C. frugilegus[16]
- Taxon common name: Ydfran[17], Rook[18], Saatkrähe[19], Graja[20], graula[21], havran polní[22], künnivares[23], Kornkråke[24], Грач[25], ミヤマガラス[26], Råge[27], mustavaris[28], vetési varjú[29], gawron (zwyczajny)[30]
- Different from: Gawron[31]
- Wingspan: 0.93 m[32]
- Mass: 489 g[33], 418 g[34]
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Identifiers
Rook's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75140[35]. Rook's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482513[36]. Rook's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179738[37].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Rook include Hrakove[38], a village of Ukraine[39], in Ukraine[40].
Why It Matters
Rook has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Rook is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Rook include Hrakove[38], a village of Ukraine[39], in Ukraine[40].
FAQs
What awards did Rook receive?
Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].