Kae
| Kae | |
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| Corvus monedula spermologus on Ham Common, Lunnon, Ingland | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Faimily: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Corvus |
| Subgenus: | Coloeus |
| Species: | C. monedula |
| Binomial name | |
| Corvus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)
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range
simmer-anly range
winter veesitor anly
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| Synonyms | |
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Corvus monedula Linnaeus, 1758 | |
The kae (Corvus monedula), kent bi the daw, an the jack, forby, is a passerine bird in the craw faimily.
Name
eeditKae is thocht tae cam frae the auld Scots caa that is thocht tae be onomatopoeic o the clatter a kae maks.[2]
Effeir
eeditKaes are sindert frae ither members o the craw faimly bi the white-grey round the cuff, the neck, an breist. The feck o the body is bleck. Adult kaes hae kenspeckle pale grey een. Kaes are fouthie athort the hale o Europe an a fair bit o Asia. Kaes mak muckle flochts thegither an aftwhiles scran wi craws, corbies, an stirlins[3]
References
eedit- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Corvus monedula". IUCN Reid Leet o Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. Internaitional Union for Conservation o Naitur. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
|last-author-amp=(help)CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) - ↑ "Dictionary of the Scots Language:: SND :: kae n v1". Archived frae the original on 1 Julie 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ Thom, Valerie (2008). Scottish birds. Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 9780007270682.
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