Cape Crow
Corvus capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
- SpeciesCorvus capensis (Cape Crow)
Closest Relatives at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Social Weaver
Philetairus socius
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
Mariqua Flycatcher
Bradornis mariquensis
Scaly Weaver
Sporopipes squamifrons
Yellow Canary
Crithagra flaviventris
Cape Sparrow
Passer melanurus
Kalahari Scrub Robin
Erythropygia paena
Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 13 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 21 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 22 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
About 47% of visitor-days record a Cape Crow sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 120 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Crow in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.