Where to see the White-necked Raven in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-necked Raven at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Rocherpan Nature 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.

The White-necked Raven is most recorded in Western Cape (63% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (15% of records), Eastern Cape (14% of records), based on 1,923 iNaturalist observations. 80 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the White-necked Raven on site or nearby.

The White-necked Raven 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.

The white-necked raven (Corvus albicollis) is somewhat smaller (50-54 cm in length) than the common raven or indeed its nearest relative, the thick-billed raven C. crassirostris. Like the common raven, thick-billed raven and brown-necked raven, it is one of the larger raven species.