Crows, Jays

Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

The Cape Crow (Corvus capensis) is a 553 g grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. Some populations migrate.

Family

Crows, Jays

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

553 g

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

9

Recorded in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Botswana, Tanzania, Lesotho, eSwatini, Zimbabwe.

Where to see it: Etosha NP · Okaukuejo Camp (use game drive hotspot for drives) (Namibia); Sani Pass (LS) to Black Mountains (Lesotho); Sani Pass (LS) (Lesotho); Lesotho - Maphutseng Valley (Lesotho); Black Mountains · East (Lesotho).

Photo: (c) Ian Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist