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 Gonarezhou National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
White-necked Raven
Corvus albicollis
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus larvatus
📅 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 Gonarezhou National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pied Crow in Gonarezhou National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pied Crow in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.