Pied Crow

Corvus albus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
SpeciesCorvus albus (Pied Crow)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

3 Verified sightings at Golden Gate Highlands National Park From 2019 to 2026

17,628 Verified sightings across all 58 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the 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.

It is about the size of the European carrion crow or a little larger (46–50 cm in length), but has a proportionately larger bill, slightly longer tail and wings, and longer legs. As its name suggests, its glossy black head and neck are interrupted by a large area of white feathering from the shoulders down to the lower breast. The tail, bill, and wings are black, too. Its eyes are dark brown. The white plumage of immature birds is often mixed with black. It resembles the white-necked and thick-billed ravens, but has a much smaller bill.

Length 46 – 52 cm Wing 328 to 388 mm (17 unsexed birds) Weight 520 g In southern Africa, its range overlaps with the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

Corvus albicollis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Corvus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Lamprotornis bicolor

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Onychognathus morio

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Saxicola torquatus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Emberiza capensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC Endemic

Lanius collaris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Zosterops virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ploceus capensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus nigricans

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Telophorus zeylonus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ptyonoprogne fuligula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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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	Daily sighting probability
1	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~90%
2	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~60%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~60%
4	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
7	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~40%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~40%
9	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~40%
10	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~40%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
12	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~30%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
14	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
15	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~30%
16	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
17	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
18	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
19	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
20	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
21	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
23	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
24	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
25	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
26	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
27	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~20%
28	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
29	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
30	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
31	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
32	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
33	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
34	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
35	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
36	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
37	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
39	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
40	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
41	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
42	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
43	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
44	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
45	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~10%
46	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
47	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
48	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
49	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
50	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
51	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
52	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
53	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
54	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
55	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data
56	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
57	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
58	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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Pied Crow

About the Pied Crow

Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park

White-necked Raven

Cape Crow

Pied Starling

Red-winged Starling

African Stonechat

Cape Bunting

Southern Fiscal

Cape White-eye

Cape Weaver

African Red-eyed Bulbul

Bokmakierie

Rock Martin

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found