Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Crows, Jays and Magpies :: Cape Crow

Cape Crow Corvus capensis

Described by: Lichtenstein (1823)
Alternate common name(s): Cape Rook, Black Crow, African Crow
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi 
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Range

Disjunct distribution;
(1) Wc. and ne. Angola, w. Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, ex. w. Mozambique to s. South Africa.
(2) Se. Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia s. to ne. Zaire, e. Uganda, w. and c. Kenya, and ce. Tanzania.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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