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
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Cape Crow Corvus capensis Scientific name definitions
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
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Cape Crow Corvus capensis
Authors
Steve Madge
Recommended Citation
Madge, S. (2020). Cape Crow (Corvus capensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.capcro2.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- January 1, 2009
- Cape Crow Corvus capensis
Authors
Steve Madge
Recommended Citation
Madge, S. (2009). Cape Crow (Corvus capensis). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.