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Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
120 Verified records at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Cape crow or black crow (Corvus capensis) is slightly larger (48–50 cm in length) than the carrion crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in its feathers. It also has proportionately longer legs, wings, and tail, and has a much longer, slimmer bill that seems to be adapted for probing into the ground for invertebrates. The head feathers have a coppery-purple gloss and the throat feathers are quite long and fluffed out in some calls and displays. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

Insufficient data
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
LC

White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Plocepasser mahali

70–80% · Very likely
Social Weaver
LC

Social Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Philetairus socius

60–70% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely
Mariqua Flycatcher
LC

Mariqua Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bradornis mariquensis

50–60% · Likely
Scaly Weaver
LC

Scaly Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporopipes squamifrons

50–60% · Likely
Yellow Canary
LC

Yellow Canary

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra flaviventris

50–60% · Likely
Cape Sparrow
LC Endemic

Cape Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer melanurus

40–50% · Likely
Kalahari Scrub Robin

Kalahari Scrub Robin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Erythropygia paena

40–50% · Likely
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
LC

Southern Gray-headed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passer diffusus

40–50% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
40–50%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
4 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
40–50%
5 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
7 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
8 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
9 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
16 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
17 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
23 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
24 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
25 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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