Rook

Summary

Rook is a taxon^[1]. Rook ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rook received the Bird of the Year^[3].
• Rook's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Rook is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Rook's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Rook is classified within Corvus^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Rook is Corvus frugilegus^[8].
• Rook is part of crow^[9].
• Rook's Commons category is recorded as Corvus frugilegus^[10].
• Rook's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Corvus frugilegus^[11].
• Rook's Commons gallery is recorded as Corvus frugilegus^[12].
• Rook's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Rook's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[14].
• Rook's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10^[15].
• Rook's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Rook's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. frugilegus'}^[17].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Ydfran'}^[18].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rook'}^[19].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Saatkrähe'}^[20].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Graja'}^[21].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'graula'}^[22].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'havran polní'}^[23].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'künnivares'}^[24].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kornkråke'}^[25].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Грач'}^[26].
• Rook is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミヤマガラス'}^[27].

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Classification

Rook's scientific name is Corvus frugilegus^[8]. Rook is classified at the rank of species^[5]. Rook is classified within Corvus^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Ydfran'}^[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rook'}^[19], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Saatkrähe'}^[20], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Graja'}^[21], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'graula'}^[22], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'havran polní'}^[23].

Identifiers

Rook's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 75140^[28]. Rook's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482513^[29]. Rook's ITIS TSN is recorded as 179738^[30].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Rook include Hrakove^[31], a village of Ukraine^[32], in Ukraine^[33].

Why It Matters

Rook ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).^[2] Rook has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Rook is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Rook include Hrakove^[31], a village of Ukraine^[32], in Ukraine^[33].

FAQs

What awards did Rook receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year^[3].