Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus capensis (Cape Crow)
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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crow sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Cape White-eye
Zosterops virens
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Sombre Greenbul
Andropadus importunus
Cape Wagtail
Motacilla capensis
Greater Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris afer
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Cape Bulbul
Pycnonotus capensis
Cape Weaver
Ploceus capensis
Cape Batis
Batis capensis
📅 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 Cape Crow in Garden Route National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Crow sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 120 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Crow in Garden Route National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crow in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.