Cape Crow

Corvus capensis

Cape Crow (Corvus capensis)
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The Cape crow or black crow is slightly larger 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. Source

Where is the Cape Crow now?

In the last 8 weeks it was recorded 51 times across 5 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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When does the Cape Crow arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Africa29 June 202629 June 20266 July 20261

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Arriving at the same time in Africa

Every arrival in Africa, month by month

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured · How it compares with human observers