Crows (Corvidae)
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) - HBW 14, p. 625
French: Corneille du Cap
German: Kapkrähe
Spanish: Cuervo de El Cabo
Other common names: Cape/African Rook, Black/African Crow
Taxonomy: Corvus capensis M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.
Has been suggested that this species could form a superspecies with C. frugilegus, but there are major differences between the two, not least in nesting habits, the most apparent similarity between them being the pointed bill. Races, although geographically disjunct, are not well marked. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- kordofanensis Laubmann, 1919 - SE Sudan, N Eritrea, most of Ethiopian Highlands, N & SE Somalia, SE Uganda, W & C Kenya and extreme N Tanzania.
- capensis M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823 - from C Angola, W Zambia and Zimbabwe S to South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho; possibly also SW Mozambique.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds on the ground, calling. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 4.5 -
one in hay field, calls, and continues to forage Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Martin Kennewell 23 October 2010 1 year ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A bird feeding on the ground. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
A bird walking and feeding. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird on the ground, calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 6 years ago 27 sec 3.9
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Perched on an acacia.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp capensis)
Fran Trabalon 10 October 2011 7 weeks ago 4 -
a bird perched on a post
Locality Akaki Wetlands, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis )
Stefan Helming 6 December 2009 2 years ago 3.7 -
A close-up of a bird.
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 2 years ago 3.3 -
A bird standing on the ground.
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa (ssp capensis)
Carmelo López 2 December 2010 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
A bird on the ground
Locality Lüderitz, Karas Region, Namibia
Aleix Comas 20 August 2007 2 years ago 3.3 -
Perched
Locality Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Kalahari Gemsbok NP), Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Lindsay Hansch 6 October 2008 1 year ago 3
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Two birds calling. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 2 years ago 4 -
A bird on the ground calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 2 years ago 2
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