• Synonyms Cape Rook, African Crow, Black Crow
  • Old latin name for bird Heterocorax capensis, Trypanocorax capensis

Cape Crowbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Lesotho
  • 5.
    Call, © Lars Lachmann
    Kenya
  • 6.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
  • 7.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cape Crow

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion ne, e, s

Cape Crow subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Corvus capensis capensisAngola, Zambia and Zimbabwe to South Africa-No
Corvus capensis kordofanensisSudan, Eritrea and Somalia to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSwartkraai
AzerbaijaniKap quzğunu
BelarusianКапская варона
Catalancornella del Cap
Chinese海角鸦
Chinese (Traditional)南非鴉
Croatianoštrokljuna vrana
Czechvrána africká
DanishAfrikansk Råge
DutchKaapse Roek
EsperantoKaba korvo, Kabokorvo
Estonianaafrika künnivares
FinnishAfrikannokivaris, afrikanmustavaris
FrenchCorneille du Cap, Corbeau du Cap
FrisianKaapske roek
GalicianGralla do Cabo
GermanKaprabe, Kapkrähe
Hebrewעורב הודי
Hungarianfokföldi varjú
IcelandicBrellikráka
IrishCaróg na rinne
ItalianCorvo del Capo
Japaneseツルハシガラス
LatvianKapzemes vārna
Lithuaniankapinė varna
Norwegiansmalnebbkråke
Norwegian NynorskSmalnebbkråke
Polishwrona przyladkowa, wrona przylądkowa
Portuguesegralha-do-cabo, Gralha do Cabo
RussianКапская ворона, Капский ворон, Африканский грач
SerbianKeipska vrana, Afrički gačac, Kapska vrana
ShonaChikungubaya
Slovakvrana štíhlozobá
SpanishCuervo del Cabo, Cuervo de El Cabo, Cuervo Negro
SwahiliKunguru Mwangapwani
Swedishkapråka
TatarКап козгыны
TsongaGunguva
TswanaLehukubu
TurkishKap Kargası
Ukrainianворона капська
WelshBrân y Penhryn
XhosaUnomyayi
ZuluiNgwababane