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How do crows live in human cities?

Crows like to live in groups and have strong clustering, and often move around human settlements such as farmland and villages. In cities, it mainly appears in garbage dumps, town parks and urban trees.

Crows are omnivores, eating grains, berries, insects, carrion and eggs of other birds. In urban garbage dumps, many kinds of crows can often be seen eating rotting animal carcasses.

During the breeding period, crows mainly feed on small vertebrates, locusts, mole crickets, scarabs and moth larvae, which is beneficial to agriculture. In addition, because crows like to rot and peck at agricultural waste, it can eliminate the pollution of animal carcasses and purify the environment.

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The number of crows living in cities is small, and most of them mainly live in low mountains, broad-leaved forests in plains and mountains, mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests, coniferous forests, secondary miscellaneous forests, artificial forests and other forest types, especially in sparse forests and forest edge areas. Mostly resident birds. Strong clustering, a group can reach tens of thousands. Live in groups in forests or fields, especially in forests and grasslands, and most of them nest in trees.

Crows mainly feed on the ground and have a stable gait. Except for a few species, they often nest in groups and wander in groups in autumn and winter. Complex behavior, showing strong intelligence and social activity ability.

The crow's song is simple and rude. Generally fierce and aggressive, they often prey on eggs and chicks in waterfowl and wading nests. Omnivorous, eating grains, berries, insects, carrion and eggs of other birds. Many kinds like to eat carrion. It is distributed almost all over the world.

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