Bird
Rook
Corvus frugilegus · Corvidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records1,834,690in 57 countries
Most seen inUnited Kingdom517,967 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Rook in brief
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a bird of the Corvidae family — species of bird.
Across the 57 countries we cover it has 1,834,690 published records, most of them from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
United Kingdom517,967 records · best Apr, May
Denmark272,640 records · best Mar, Apr
Sweden257,654 records · best Apr, Mar
France142,121 records · best Apr, May
Germany127,304 records · best Jan, May
Netherlands73,315 records · best Apr, Mar
Ireland63,498 records · best May, Sep
Norway49,863 records · best Apr, Mar
Russia46,800 records · best Mar, Apr
Belgium41,510 records · best Jan, Oct
Poland38,039 records · best Apr, May
Ukraine19,127 records · best Jan, Feb
Serbia18,303 records · best Jan, Oct
Czechia15,847 records · best Nov, Feb
Finland14,305 records · best Apr, Mar
Türkiye14,276 records · best May, Jan
Estonia13,776 records · best Mar, Apr
Hungary12,938 records · best Oct, May
Switzerland10,584 records · best Apr, Oct
Romania10,534 records · best May, Apr
Austria7,327 records · best Jan, Nov
Bulgaria6,709 records · best Jan, May
Iran6,524 records · best Nov, Dec
Lithuania5,540 records · best Oct, Mar
Kazakhstan5,337 records · best May, Jun
Belarus4,840 records · best May, Mar
Croatia4,580 records · best Oct, Dec
Italy3,247 records · best Jan, Dec
Japan2,735 records · best Feb, Jan
South Korea2,545 records · best Dec, Nov
Slovakia2,529 records · best Jan, Nov
Azerbaijan2,062 records · best Nov, Oct
Moldova1,960 records · best Jan, May
Kyrgyzstan1,947 records · best May, Jul
Mongolia1,892 records · best May, Jun
Greece1,861 records · best Nov, Jan
Israel1,596 records · best Jan, Nov
Georgia1,528 records · best May, Apr
Luxembourg1,504 records · best Apr, May
New Zealand1,498 records · best Apr, Jan
Uzbekistan1,215 records · best May, Jan
North Macedonia983 records · best Oct, Sep
Tajikistan954 records · best Nov, Dec
Latvia784 records · best Mar, Apr
Iraq733 records · best Jan, Feb
Armenia680 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia416 records · best Oct, Nov
Kosovo372 records · best May, Apr
Pakistan125 records · best Nov, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina67 records · best Apr, Jul
Iceland53 records · best Mar, Apr
Turkmenistan49 records · best Jan, Nov
Montenegro32 records · best Apr, Mar
Afghanistan30 records · best Nov, Dec
Albania22 records · best Sep, Apr
North Korea9 records · best Mar, Jan
Syria4 records · best Feb, Mar
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
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