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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A bird feeding on the ground. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 7 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
Two birds on the ground, calling. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 7 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 2 years ago 28 sec 4.3 -
A bird walking and feeding. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 7 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird on the ground, calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2005 7 years ago 27 sec 4
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Perched on a post in a field.
Locality Goba, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis)
David Beadle 19 January 2009 17 weeks ago 4 -
Perched on an acacia.
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia (ssp capensis)
Fran Trabalon 10 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
a bird perched on a post
Locality Akaki Wetlands, Ethiopia (ssp kordofanensis )
Stefan Helming 6 December 2009 3 years ago 3.7 -
A pair perched on a telegraph post.
Locality Ngoye (Ongoye) Forest, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (ssp capensis)
David Beadle 21 January 2011 11 weeks ago 3.5 -
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 1 year ago 3.3 -
A close-up of a bird.
Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 3 years ago 3.3
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Two birds calling. Locality Jemmu Valley, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 26 November 2005 3 years ago 4 -
A bird on the ground calling. Locality Sululta Plains, Ethiopia
Josep del Hoyo 25 November 2005 3 years ago 2
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