Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) [XC240601]
by Lynette Rudman from Ol Pajeta Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya (call)
Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) [XC294068]
by Lynette Rudman from Grahamstown, Western District, Eastern Cape, South Africa (call)
Subspecies
Has been suggested that this species could form a superspecies with Rook (Corvus frugilegus), but there are major differences between the two, not least in nesting habits, the most apparent similarity between them being the pointed bill. Subspecies, although geographically disjunct, are not well marked.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
kordofanensis Laubmann, 1919 - South-eastern Sudan, northern Eritrea, most of Ethiopian Highlands, northern and south-eastern Somalia, south-eastern Uganda, western and central Kenya and extreme northern Tanzania.
capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 - From central Angola, western Zambia and Zimbabwe south to South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho; possibly also south-western Mozambique.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet