Pied Crow
Corvus albus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus albus (Pied Crow)
The pied crow (Corvus albus) is a widely distributed African bird species in the crow genus of the family Corvidae. Structurally, the pied crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized raven, especially as it can hybridise with the Somali crow (dwarf raven) where their ranges meet in the Horn of Africa. Its behaviour, though, is more typical of the Eurasian carrion crows, and it may be a modern link (along with the Somali crow) between the Eurasian crows and the common raven. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 224 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis purpuroptera
Grey-backed Fiscal
Lanius excubitoroides
Northern White-crowned Shrike
Eurocephalus ruppelli
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Hildebrandt's Starling
Lamprotornis hildebrandti
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Wattled Starling
Creatophora cinerea
Silverbird
Empidornis semipartitus
Yellow-throated Longclaw
Macronyx croceus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pied Crow in Serengeti National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 224 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pied Crow in Serengeti National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pied Crow in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.