Question 1

What are the chances of seeing a Hooded Crow in Mercantour National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow sighting in Mercantour National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

When is the best time to see a Hooded Crow in Mercantour National Park?

Accepted Answer

May, August and October. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Crow in Mercantour National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June–July and September, the lowest months. March and November–January have too few records to rate.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see a Hooded Crow?

Accepted Answer

Between 11 am and 2 pm. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hooded Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Question 4

Is Mercantour National Park the best place to see a Hooded Crow?

Accepted Answer

10th of 13. Of the 13 parks where we can rate Hooded Crow sightings, Mercantour National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 90%), Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 80%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 60%). All parks ranked.

Question 5

Which relatives of the Hooded Crow live in Mercantour National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Corvus. The closest relatives of the Hooded Crow that you can see in Mercantour National Park (genus Corvus, Crows and Ravens) are Carrion Crow (about 60%) and Common Raven (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Hooded Crow sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Hooded Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Mercantour National Park (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	~90%
2	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~80%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	~60%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~60%
5	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	~50%
6	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	~40%
7	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	~20%
8	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	~20%
9	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	~10%
10	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	~10%
11	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	<5%
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
13	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	>90%
2	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	>90%
3	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	>90%
4	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	>90%
5	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	>90%
6	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	>90%
7	Yekaterinburg	🇷🇺 Russia	>90%
8	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	~90%
9	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	~90%
10	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	~90%

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
2	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity

Hooded Crow

About the Hooded Crow

Sounds

Recent sightings of Hooded Crow in Mercantour National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park

Carrion Crow

Common Raven

Alpine Chough

Eurasian Jay

Eurasian Nutcracker

Red-billed Chough

Eurasian Magpie

Chaffinch

Coal Tit

Black Redstart

Northern Wheatear

Linnet

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