common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
A European bird (Coloeus monedula) of the crow family, often nesting in church towers and ruins.
The name jackdaw combines "jack," possibly linked to its distinctive call or the name Jack, with "daw." The second part comes from Old English *dāwe and ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning various small birds like starlings or thrushes.