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Zugmayer's House Crow (full name: Corvus splendens zugmayeri) This bird was the only one of his kind in Hoek van Holland ( the Netherlands) there where about 30 house crows in that city, the government decided that they where exotic birds and don't fit in the Dutch fauna, so they had to go (read, they killed them all) Geotagged,Netherlands,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Zugmayer's House Crow (full name: Corvus splendens zugmayeri)

This bird was the only one of his kind in Hoek van Holland ( the Netherlands) there where about 30 house crows in that city, the government decided that they where exotic birds and don't fit in the Dutch fauna, so they had to go (read, they killed them all)

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  1. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    That's really sad, lovely version of this bird. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      Thank you Claire, appreciated . Posted 5 years ago
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    Thibaud Aronson
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    Hi Paul,
    I agree it's sad when any animals are killed, especially since any species that becomes invasive only does so because of human activities (directly or indirectly).
    However, specifically in the case of exotics, early eradication can be much better than letting them be and allowing the populations to potentially increase and cause much greater damage to native species.

    This might be of interest:
    http://issg.org/database/species/impact_info.asp?si=1199&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN

    Cheers,
    Thibaud     Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
    1. View Paul Dirksen's profile
      Paul Dirksen
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      I've read your link, and saw the Netherlands isn't even on the list, maybe it has never been on it. Posted 5 years ago
      1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
        Thibaud Aronson
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        I know, my point was just to illustrate documented negative effects of the species in other countries. Posted 5 years ago

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The House Crow

The House Crow, also known as the Colombo Crow is a common bird of the Crow family that is of Asian origin but now found in many parts of the world, where they arrived assisted by shipping. It is between the Jackdaw and the Carrion Crow in size but is relatively slimmer than either.

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Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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Uploaded Mar 8, 2020. Captured Jan 5, 2013 12:42 in Koningin Emmaboulevard 9, 3151 HG Hoek van Holland, Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/250s
  • ISO800
  • 400mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.