Pied Crow

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Pied Crow in Freetown?

Likely. About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow sighting in Freetown on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Q: When is the best time to see a Pied Crow in Freetown?

May. In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow in Freetown on a given day, against about 30% in December, the lowest month. March–April, July–August and October–November have too few records to rate.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Pied Crow?

Between 9 am and noon. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Freetown the best place to see a Pied Crow?

19th of 33. Of the 33 cities where we can rate Pied Crow sightings, Freetown ranks 19th at about 50%. The best odds are in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 90%), Serrekunda (Gambia, about 90%) and Accra (Ghana, about 90%).

Q: Which relatives of the Pied Crow live in Freetown?

Same order: Passeriformes. The closest relatives of the Pied Crow that you can see in Freetown (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), African Thrush (about 30%) and Variable Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Pied Crow sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Pied Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Freetown (52 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

Corvus albus

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GenusCorvus (Crows and Ravens)
SpeciesCorvus albus (Pied Crow)

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

at Freetown

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

52 Verified sightings at Freetown

14,170 In all 56 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

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About the Pied Crow

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.

It is about the size of the European carrion crow or a little larger (46–50 cm in length), but has a proportionately larger bill, slightly longer tail and wings, and longer legs. As its name suggests, its glossy black head and neck are interrupted by a large area of white feathering from the shoulders down to the lower breast. The tail, bill, and wings are black, too. Its eyes are dark brown. The white plumage of immature birds is often mixed with black. It resembles the white-necked and thick-billed ravens, but has a much smaller bill.

Length 46 – 52 cm Wing 328 to 388 mm (17 unsexed birds) Weight 520 g In southern Africa, its range overlaps with the... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:42

Kenya · 2026

Flight call0:24

South Africa · 2020

Call0:05

Madagascar · 2026

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it livesIn captivity: 18 zoos & centres

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~90%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~60%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~60%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~60%
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~60%
6	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
7	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~50%
8	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~50%
9	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~50%
10	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~40%
11	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~30%
12	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~30%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
14	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~30%
15	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
16	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
17	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~20%
18	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
19	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
20	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
21	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
22	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~20%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
25	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~20%
26	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~20%
27	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
29	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
30	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
31	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
32	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	~10%
33	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
34	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	~10%
35	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
36	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
37	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
38	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
39	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
40	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
41	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
42	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
43	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
44	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	~10%
45	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
46	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	~10%
47	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	~10%
48	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
49	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
50	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
51	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
52	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
53	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
54	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
55	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
56	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	~90%
2	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	~90%
3	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	~90%
4	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~90%
5	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	~90%
6	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	~80%
7	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	~80%
8	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	~80%
9	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~80%
10	Dakar	🇸🇳 Senegal	~80%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
3	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
4	Oakland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	Wildlife World Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Southwick's Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Houston Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Irvine Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
9	Zoomarine	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
10	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
11	John Ball Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
12	Río Safari Elche	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
13	Vogelpark Avifauna	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
14	Northeastern Wisconsin Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Belgrade Zoo	🇷🇸 Serbia	In captivity
16	World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
17	Monkey Park	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
18	Bird Kingdom	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Passer griseus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ploceus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Lonchura cucullata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Psalidoprocne obscura

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hirundo lucida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Crithagra mozambica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cinnyris coccinigastrus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cisticola lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Crow in Freetown?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow sighting in Freetown on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pied Crow in Freetown?

May

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pied Crow in Freetown on a given day, against about 30% in December, the lowest month. March–April, July–August and October–November have too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Pied Crow?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pied Crow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Freetown the best place to see a Pied Crow?

19th of 33

Of the 33 cities where we can rate Pied Crow sightings, Freetown ranks 19th at about 50%. The best odds are in Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo, about 90%), Serrekunda (Gambia, about 90%) and Accra (Ghana, about 90%).

Which relatives of the Pied Crow live in Freetown?

Same order: Passeriformes

The closest relatives of the Pied Crow that you can see in Freetown (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Common Bulbul (about 50%), African Thrush (about 30%) and Variable Sunbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pied Crow sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pied Crow is recorded against all the birds logged in Freetown (52 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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Pied Crow

About the Pied Crow

Sounds

Recent sightings of Pied Crow in Freetown

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Zoos & Centres Where Found

Closest Relatives at Freetown

Common Bulbul

African Thrush

Variable Sunbird

Northern Grey-headed Sparrow

Village Weaver

Bronze Mannikin

Fanti Sawwing

Red-chested Swallow

Yellow-fronted Canary

Splendid Sunbird

Whistling Cisticola

Olive-naped Weaver

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pied Crow in Freetown?

When is the best time to see a Pied Crow in Freetown?

What time of day is best to see a Pied Crow?

Is Freetown the best place to see a Pied Crow?

Which relatives of the Pied Crow live in Freetown?

Where does the Pied Crow sighting chance come from?