Pied Crow

Afrikaans name: Witborskraai

Pied Crow

Photo © Steven Herbert

Corvus albus

The Pied Crow has a widespread distribution and is found in most of sub-Saharan Africa.

The Pied Crow has adapted well to human settlements and is a common sight around towns and cities.

These crows are most often seen in small groups or pairs.

The Pied Crow feeds on all sorts of things including smaller mammals, fruit, eggs, young birds and carrion.

Normally their nest is made in tall trees. They can lay up to 6 eggs and both sexes care for they young.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	522	Corvus albus
2nd	522	Corvus albus
3rd	522	Corvus albus
4th	522	Corvus albus
5th	548	Corvus albus
6th	548	Corvus albus
7th	571	Corvus albus

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	522	Pied Crow
2nd	522	Pied Crow
3rd	522	Pied Crow
4th	522	Pied Crow
5th	548	Pied Crow
6th	548	Pied Crow
7th	571	Pied Crow

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	522	Bont-kraai
2nd	522	Witbors-kraai
3rd	522	Witbors-kraai
4th	522	Witbors-kraai
5th	548	Witborskraai
6th	548	Witborskraai
7th	571	Witborskraai

References and further reading

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 174

Wildlife of the Cape Peninsula - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2001 - Page: 65

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 216

The Sandton Field Guide - Author: Sandton Nature Conservation Society - Published: 1982 - Page: 56

Wild About Johannesburg - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 1995 - Page: 41

The Birds of South Africa - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1979 - Page: 32

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 43

Southern African Wildlife - Author: Readers Digest - Published: 1989 - Page: 180

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 292

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 306

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 370

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 474

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 480

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 277

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 356

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 222

Questions and Answers - Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Deirdre Richards - Published: 1990 - Page: 19

Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 300

Newmans Garden Birds - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1991 - Page: 68

Meeting with Birds - Author: Tom Spence - Published: 1986 - Page: 80

More Garden Birds of Southern Africa - Author: P. Ginn & G. McIlleron - Published: 1981 - Page: 47

Newmans Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 300

Ian Sinclairs Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 214

Field Guide to the Cradle of Humankind - Author: B. Hilton-Barber & Prof. L. R. Berger - Published: 2004 - Page: 184

Field Guide to the West Coast - Author: H. Marshall and B. Mommsen - Published: 1994 - Page: 102

Field Guide to Fynbos Fauna - Author: Cliff & Suretha Dorse - Published: 2023 - Page: 166

Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 152

Everyones Guide to South African Birds - Author: John Sinclair and John Mendelsohn - Published: 1987 - Page: 18

Common Birds of the North Coast - Author: Bing Comrie - Published: 2005 - Page: 57

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 45

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 87

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 180

Birds of the South Western Cape - Author: Joy Frandsen - Published: 0 - Page: 158

Birds of the Natal Drakensberg Park - Author: Robin Little and William Bainbridge - Published: 1992 - Page: 72

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 158

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 195

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 41

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 41

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 214

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