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Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Bale Mountains National Park
76 Verified records at Bale Mountains National Park
October 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 Bale Mountains National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park

Thick-billed Raven
LC

Thick-billed Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus crassirostris

40–50% · Likely
Pied Crow
LC

Pied Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus albus

20–30% · Possible
Fan-tailed Raven
LC

Fan-tailed Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus rhipidurus

20–30% · Possible
Somali Crow
LC

Somali Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus edithae

10–20% · With luck
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

10–20% · With luck
Abyssinian Thrush
LC

Abyssinian Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus abyssinicus

80–90% · Very likely
Streaky Seedeater
LC

Streaky Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Crithagra striolata

80–90% · Very likely
Moorland Chat
LC

Moorland Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pinarochroa sordida

70–80% · Very likely
Tacazze Sunbird
LC

Tacazze Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nectarinia tacazze

60–70% · Likely
Baglafecht Weaver
LC

Baglafecht Weaver

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ploceus baglafecht

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Siskin
LC

Abyssinian Siskin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Serinus nigriceps

60–70% · Likely
Abyssinian Catbird

Abyssinian Catbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Parophasma galinieri

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
50–60
Nov
50–60
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 Bale Mountains National Park?

About 46% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crow sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 76 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Cape Crow in Bale Mountains National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crow in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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