The pied crow (Corvus albus) is a extensively dispensed African chook species with inside the crow genus.

Structurally, the pied crow is higher notion of as a small crow-sized raven, especially as it could hybridise with the Somali crow (dwarf raven) in which their stages meet with inside the Horn of Africa. Its behaviour, aleven though, is extra common of the Eurasian carrion crows, and it could be a current link (in conjunction with the Somali crow) among the Eurasian crows and the not unusual place raven.

It is about the scale of the European carrion crow or a bit large (46–50 cm in length) however has a proportionately large invoice, barely longer tail and wings, and longer legs. As its call suggests, its sleek black head and neck are interrupted through a massive region of white feathering from the shoulders right all the way down to the decrease breast. The tail, invoice and wings are black too. The eyes are darkish brown. The white plumage of immature birds is regularly combined with black. It resembles the white-necked and thick-billed ravens however a far smaller invoice has.

In southern Africa the variety overlaps with the white-necked raven. The pied crow is barely smaller and has a white chest and stomach with a black, extra sensitive beak in comparison to the black chest and stomach of the bigger white-necked raven which additionally has a white tipped and weightier beak. It is bigger than the black crow.

Evolution

Pied crows are commonly encountered in pairs or small groups, despite the fact that an ample supply of meals can also additionally carry massive numbers of birds. The species behaves in a comparable way to the hooded and carrion crows. In Dakar, birds were found mobbing passing ospreys and snake eagles however fending off black kites.

All of its meals is received from the ground, trees, etc. inclusive of injured natural world which includes bugs and different small invertebrates, small reptiles, small mammals, younger birds and eggs, grain, peanuts, carrion and any scraps of human meals and fruit. It has been recorded killing and ingesting roosting Fruit Bats and is often seen (occasionally in large numbers) scavenging round slaughterhouses.

The nest is commonly constructed in tall, remoted trees, aleven though occasionally smaller specimens are used, relying on availability. The go helps of cell phone poles also are often used, and each sexes construct the nest. A snatch of 3–6 eggs is laid from September to November (relying on latitude) and are faded inexperienced noticed with diverse sun sunglasses of brown. The eggs are typically included while the incubating lady leaves the nest. Incubation is 18–19 days and the younger are commonly fledged through round forty five days. Both sexes rear the younger.

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