Listen to the Pied crow
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About the Pied crow
The Pied crow is a bird in the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 22 g.
What does the Pied crow sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
From Wikipedia
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.
Related birds in the genus Corvus
More from the family Corvidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Pied crow sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the Pied crow on this page. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Pied crow endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Pied crow as “least concern”.
What family does the Pied crow belong to?
The Pied crow (Corvus albus) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Corvus albus sounds - World of Birds, Cape Town by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Lupulella mesomelas & Corvus albus, 2022-09-24 18h25, Dinokeng, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Corvus albus, roepe, Hartbeesfontein, 2022-05-28 16h19, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Corvus albus, 2s roep, 2022-10-20 15h58, Pretoria, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q949603 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Pied crow – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium – CC BY 2.0