Western Cape
Cederberg Wilderness Area · Goukamma · Anysberg
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Where to see the Cape Crow in South Africa
Hosts have recorded the Cape Crow at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Corvus capensis
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When and where to find the Cape Crow
Hosts have recorded the Cape Crow at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Best hours of the day
- The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
- Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.
Where to base yourself
- Western Cape
Northern Cape
Kgalagadi
Northern CapeSelf-driveMalaria-freeStays in Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Kwandwe
Eastern CapeGuided drivesMalaria-freeStays in Eastern Cape
Ways to look
Species
Corvus capensis
Records
1,164
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Cape Crow on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Cape Crow in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Cape Crow at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Cape Crow in South Africa?
The Cape Crow is most recorded in Western Cape (33% of records), Eastern Cape (30% of records), Northern Cape (15% of records), based on 1,164 iNaturalist observations. 73 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Crow on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Cape Crow?
The Cape Crow is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Cape Crow?
The Cape crow or black crow (Corvus capensis) is slightly larger (48-50 cm in length) than the carrion crow and is completely black with a slight gloss of purple in its feathers. It has proportionately longer legs, wings and tail too and has a much longer, slimmer bill that seems to be adapted for probing into the ground for invertebrates.
Stays that give back
Where to stay for a chance to see the Cape Crow
Every stay on the Cape Crow page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.
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