Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)

Other Names (World)
Cape Crow, Cape Rook, African Rook, Black Crow, African Crow

Family
Corvidae (Crows And Jays)

Size
43 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lichtenstein, 1823

Habitat
Grassland, open country, cultivated fields, dry desert regions. From 1,200 - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Botswana, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Deep cawing, 'kaah-kaah'. An atonishing variety of bubbling calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (39)...)

Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) [XC668564]
by isaac kilusu from Murungaru area, North Kinangop grasslands, Kenya (call, mobbing call)

Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) [XC668566]
by Lars Lachmann from Murungaru area, North Kinangop grasslands, Kenya (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.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) - 10 files

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