Cape Crow Corvus capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (2)
Steve Madge
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartkraai |
| Catalan | cornella del Cap |
| Czech | vrána africká |
| Dutch | Kaapse Roek |
| English | Cape Crow |
| English (Kenya) | Cape Rook |
| English (United States) | Cape Crow |
| Finnish | afrikanmustavaris |
| French | Corneille du Cap |
| French (France) | Corneille du Cap |
| German | Kapkrähe |
| Icelandic | Brellikráka |
| Japanese | ツルハシガラス |
| Norwegian | smalnebbkråke |
| Polish | wrona przylądkowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Gralha do Cabo |
| Russian | Африканский грач |
| Serbian | Afrički gačac |
| Slovak | vrana štíhlozobá |
| Spanish | Cuervo de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuervo de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapråka |
| Turkish | Kap Kargası |
| Ukrainian | Ворона капська |
Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823
PROTONYM:
Corvus capensis
Lichtenstein, 1823. Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen, p.20.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape of Good Hope.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CORVUS
- corvus
- capense / capensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Crow