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Pied crow

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In southern Africa, its range overlaps with the white-necked raven. The pied crow is slightly smaller and has a white chest and belly with a black, more delicate beak compared to the black chest and belly of the larger white-necked raven, which also has a white-tipped and weightier beak. It is larger
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Pancreatic ducts and two bile ducts make up the duodenum, so provide greater support for nutrient digestion. The wall of the small intestine is lined with four main tunics - tunica mucosa, tunica submucosa, tunica musclaris, and tunica serosa. The primary purpose of the said tunics is to protect the
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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
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poles are also frequently used, and both sexes build the nest. A clutch of three to six eggs is laid from September to November (depending on latitude) and are pale green spotted with various shades of brown. The eggs are normally covered when the incubating female leaves the nest. Incubation is
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Pied crows obtain a characteristic looping and spiraling of their small intestines, which enhances their digestion and absorption of nutrients. These birds also obtain restricted gut retention time for food, but to combat this, they also have increased mucosal surface area evident within their
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Pied crows tend to operate with restricted digestive capacity despite being capable of consuming greater than half their body weight of food per day. To maintain their slender weight, these birds rely on this reduced digestive capacity to aid in food regulation to ensure they can fly swiftly.
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Pied crows are generally encountered in pairs or small groups, although an abundant source of food may bring together large numbers of birds. The species behaves in a similar manner to the hooded and carrion crows. In
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The small intestines within the African pied crows include duodena, jejuna, and ilea, which are vital components for nutrient absorption, such as fats, proteins, and carbohydrates consumed by the crow.
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shoulders down to the lower breast. The tail, bill, and wings are black, too. The eyes are dark brown. The white plumage of immature birds is often mixed with black. It resembles the
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The nest is usually built in tall, isolated trees, though sometimes smaller specimens are used, depending on availability. The cross supports of
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Structurally, the pied crow is better thought of as a small crow-sized raven, especially as it can hybridise with the
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All of its food is obtained from the ground, trees, etc., including injured wildlife such as insects and other small
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region. It is rarely seen very far from human habitation, though it is not as tied to the urban way of life as the
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Goodwin D. (1983). Crows of the World. Queensland University Press, St Lucia, Qld. ISBN 0-7022-1015-3. p. 132-4
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inner environment of the small intestine against foreign invaders that could otherwise harm the crow.
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Galaty, John G. (1998). "The Maasai Ornithorium: Tropic Flights of Avian Imagination in Africa".
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from the sound of its call. It is considered annoying, but not a bird of ill omen.
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Its behaviour, though, is more typical of the Eurasian 2843: 2794: 2698: 2530: 2497: 2460: 2378: 2368: 2322: 2312: 2275: 2266: 2198: 2189: 1635: 1625: 1543: 1532: 1486: 1477: 1422: 1413: 1387: 1332: 1290: 1280: 1216: 1165: 1154: 1128: 1097: 1019: 986: 977: 940: 933: 773: 771: 668:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22735894A118783820.en 613:by around 45 days. Both sexes rear the young. 848: 339:The pied crow was first described in 1776 by 257:(dwarf raven) where their ranges meet in the 8: 711: 709: 707: 705: 3189:Taxa named by Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller 343:. 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2569:Cayenne jay ( 2567: 2565: 2563: 2558: 2556: 2554: 2549: 2547: 2545: 2540: 2539: 2537: 2535: 2534: 2529: 2523: 2521: 2516: 2514: 2512: 2507: 2506: 2504: 2502: 2501: 2496: 2490: 2488: 2483: 2481: 2479: 2474: 2473: 2471: 2468:(Magpie-Jays) 2465: 2464: 2459: 2453: 2451: 2450:A. wollweberi 2448:Mexican jay ( 2446: 2444: 2442: 2437: 2435: 2433: 2428: 2426: 2424: 2419: 2417: 2415: 2410: 2408: 2406: 2401: 2399: 2397: 2392: 2391: 2389: 2383: 2382: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2367: 2357: 2355: 2352:Sichuan jay ( 2350: 2348: 2346: 2341: 2339: 2337: 2336:P. canadensis 2332: 2331: 2329: 2327: 2326: 2321: 2318: 2316: 2311: 2301: 2299: 2294: 2292: 2290: 2285: 2284: 2282: 2280: 2279: 2274: 2271: 2265: 2261: 2254: 2248: 2244: 2225: 2221: 2218: 2215: 2211: 2208: 2207: 2205: 2203: 2202: 2197: 2194: 2192: 2188: 2178: 2176: 2173:Somali crow ( 2171: 2169: 2167: 2162: 2160: 2158: 2153: 2151: 2149: 2144: 2142: 2140: 2139:C. albicollis 2135: 2132: 2130: 2125: 2124: 2121: 2119: 2114: 2112: 2110: 2105: 2103: 2101: 2100:C. ossifragus 2096: 2094: 2092: 2087: 2085: 2083: 2078: 2076: 2074: 2069: 2067: 2065: 2060: 2058: 2056: 2051: 2049: 2047: 2042: 2040: 2038: 2033: 2030: 2028: 2024: 2019: 2018: 2015: 2013: 2008: 2005: 2003: 1998: 1997: 1994: 1992: 1991:C. ruficollis 1987: 1985: 1983: 1982:C. rhipidurus 1978: 1976: 1974: 1973:C. orientalis 1969: 1967: 1965: 1964:C. frugilegus 1960: 1958: 1956: 1951: 1949: 1947: 1944:Hooded crow ( 1942: 1940: 1938: 1937:C. capellanus 1933: 1930: 1928: 1927:North African 1924: 1919: 1918: 1915: 1913: 1910:Violet crow ( 1908: 1906: 1904: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1892:Piping crow ( 1890: 1888: 1886: 1881: 1879: 1877: 1872: 1870: 1868: 1867:C. culminatus 1863: 1861: 1859: 1854: 1852: 1850: 1845: 1843: 1841: 1838:Flores crow ( 1836: 1834: 1832: 1827: 1825: 1823: 1822:C. samarensis 1818: 1816: 1814: 1809: 1806: 1804: 1799: 1798: 1795: 1793: 1788: 1786: 1784: 1779: 1776: 1774: 1769: 1768: 1765: 1763: 1758: 1756: 1754: 1749: 1747: 1745: 1740: 1738: 1736: 1735:C. tasmanicus 1731: 1729: 1727: 1722: 1720: 1718: 1713: 1711: 1709: 1704: 1702: 1700: 1695: 1693: 1691: 1686: 1684: 1682: 1677: 1675: 1673: 1672:C. coronoides 1668: 1666: 1664: 1661:Little crow ( 1659: 1656: 1654: 1650: 1645: 1644: 1642: 1640: 1639: 1634: 1631: 1629: 1624: 1614: 1612: 1607: 1605: 1603: 1600:Asir magpie ( 1598: 1596: 1594: 1589: 1587: 1585: 1580: 1578: 1576: 1571: 1569: 1567: 1562: 1560: 1558: 1553: 1552: 1550: 1548: 1547: 1542: 1539: 1537: 1531: 1521: 1519: 1514: 1512: 1510: 1509:N. columbiana 1505: 1503: 1501: 1496: 1495: 1493: 1491: 1490: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1476: 1472: 1465: 1459: 1455: 1437: 1435: 1430: 1429: 1427: 1425: 1421: 1418: 1412: 1402: 1400: 1395: 1394: 1392: 1390: 1386: 1380: 1378: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1364: 1362: 1360: 1359:P. hendersoni 1355: 1353: 1351: 1346: 1345: 1343: 1340:(Ground jays) 1337: 1336: 1331: 1325: 1323: 1320:Lidth's jay ( 1318: 1316: 1314: 1309: 1307: 1305: 1304:G. glandarius 1300: 1299: 1297: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1286: 1284: 1279: 1269: 1267: 1266:U. whiteheadi 1262: 1260: 1258: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1235: 1233: 1231: 1226: 1225: 1223: 1221: 1220: 1215: 1209: 1207: 1206:C. thalassina 1202: 1200: 1198: 1193: 1191: 1189: 1184: 1182: 1180: 1175: 1174: 1172: 1170: 1169: 1164: 1161: 1159: 1153: 1143: 1141: 1136: 1135: 1133: 1131: 1127: 1121: 1119: 1114: 1112: 1110: 1105: 1104: 1102: 1100: 1096: 1090: 1088: 1083: 1081: 1079: 1074: 1072: 1070: 1065: 1063: 1061: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1029: 1028: 1026: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1012: 1010: 1005: 1003: 1001: 996: 995: 993: 991: 990: 985: 982: 980: 976: 966: 964: 959: 957: 955: 950: 949: 947: 945: 944: 939: 936: 932: 928: 924: 918: 914: 908: 907:Passeriformes 904: 902: 898: 896: 892: 890: 886: 884: 880: 878: 874: 873: 870: 866: 858: 853: 851: 846: 844: 839: 838: 835: 828: 825: 823: 822: 816: 815: 811: 801: 798: 792: 789: 783: 780: 774: 772: 768: 763: 759: 755: 751: 747: 743: 736: 733: 728: 726:0-620-17583-4 722: 718: 712: 710: 708: 706: 702: 696: 694: 692: 690: 688: 686: 682: 669: 664: 660: 656: 655: 650: 648: 639: 636: 629: 624: 621: 620: 616: 614: 612: 607: 600: 596: 592: 588: 581: 577: 576:Corvus albus 573: 566: 564: 560: 556: 552: 545: 543: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 517: 513: 512:invertebrates 505: 503: 501: 497: 487: 480: 475: 471: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 449: 445: 444:Astove Island 441: 437: 433: 429: 425: 421: 417: 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 369: 361: 359: 357: 353: 352:Maasai people 348: 346: 342: 334: 332: 330: 326: 318: 316: 314: 305: 300: 297: 294: 293: 289: 287: 285: 281: 272: 270: 268: 264: 263:carrion crows 260: 256: 251: 249: 245: 242: 238: 234: 233: 228: 218: 213: 208: 203: 201: 195: 192: 191:Binomial name 188: 184: 183: 182:C. albus 178: 175: 174: 171: 170: 166: 163: 162: 159: 156: 153: 152: 149: 148:Passeriformes 146: 143: 142: 139: 136: 133: 132: 129: 126: 123: 122: 119: 116: 113: 112: 109: 106: 103: 102: 97: 92: 88: 82: 77: 76:Least Concern 66: 62: 57: 45: 41: 36: 32: 27: 22: 19: 3146:Corvus-albus 2889:Corvus_albus 2875:Corvus albus 2845:Corvus albus 2844: 2805: 2804:Pinyon jay ( 2795: 2783: 2774: 2765: 2756: 2747: 2739:C. mirabilis 2738: 2730:C. cucullata 2729: 2721:C. armillata 2720: 2711: 2699: 2687: 2678: 2670:C. violaceus 2669: 2660: 2651: 2642: 2633: 2625:C. heilprini 2624: 2615: 2614:Tufted jay ( 2606: 2597: 2588: 2579: 2570: 2562:C. caeruleus 2561: 2552: 2543: 2531: 2519: 2510: 2498: 2486: 2477: 2461: 2449: 2440: 2431: 2422: 2413: 2405:A. insularis 2404: 2395: 2386:(Scrub jays) 2379: 2353: 2345:P. infaustus 2344: 2335: 2334:Canada jay ( 2323: 2297: 2288: 2276: 2267:Azure-winged 2223: 2214:C. dauuricus 2213: 2199: 2174: 2165: 2156: 2147: 2145: 2138: 2128: 2127: 2117: 2108: 2099: 2090: 2089:Cuban crow ( 2081: 2072: 2063: 2055:C. imparatus 2054: 2045: 2036: 2026: 2022: 2021: 2011: 2001: 2000: 1990: 1981: 1972: 1963: 1954: 1945: 1936: 1926: 1922: 1921: 1912:C. violaceus 1911: 1902: 1893: 1885:C. torquatus 1884: 1876:C. splendens 1875: 1874:House crow ( 1866: 1857: 1848: 1840:C. florensis 1839: 1830: 1821: 1820:Small crow ( 1812: 1802: 1801: 1791: 1782: 1772: 1771: 1762:C. woodfordi 1761: 1752: 1743: 1734: 1725: 1716: 1707: 1698: 1689: 1681:C. insularis 1680: 1671: 1662: 1652: 1648: 1647: 1636: 1610: 1602:P. asirensis 1601: 1592: 1583: 1574: 1565: 1556: 1544: 1517: 1508: 1499: 1487: 1433: 1423: 1414:Stresemann's 1398: 1388: 1376: 1367: 1358: 1350:P. biddulphi 1349: 1333: 1321: 1312: 1303: 1291: 1265: 1256: 1247: 1238: 1229: 1217: 1205: 1196: 1188:C. hypoleuca 1187: 1179:C. chinensis 1178: 1166: 1139: 1129: 1118:P. aterrimus 1117: 1108: 1098: 1087:D. vagabunda 1086: 1077: 1068: 1060:D. frontalis 1059: 1050: 1041: 1032: 1020: 1008: 1000:C. cucullata 999: 987: 962: 953: 941: 899:Superorder: 820: 817:Pied crow - 800: 791: 786:Allen, 1968. 782: 745: 741: 735: 716: 672:. Retrieved 658: 652: 647:Corvus albus 646: 638: 603: 595:Corvus albus 594: 590: 575: 567:Reproduction 561: 557: 553: 549: 509: 492: 467: 420:South Africa 371: 365: 355: 349: 344: 338: 328: 324: 322: 309: 301:Weight 520 g 290:Measurements 280:white-necked 276: 267:common raven 252: 232:Corvus albus 231: 230: 226: 224: 200:Corvus albus 199: 197: 181: 180: 168: 18: 2998:iNaturalist 2869:Wikispecies 2796:Gymnorhinus 2746:Dwarf jay ( 2677:Green jay ( 2641:Brown jay ( 2580:C. chrysops 2560:Azure jay ( 2553:C. beecheii 2520:C. stelleri 2511:C. cristata 2441:A. unicolor 2256:(continued) 2224:C. monedula 2157:C. capensis 2155:Cape crow ( 2146:Pied crow ( 2118:C. sinaloae 2109:C. palmarum 2098:Fish crow ( 1903:C. unicolor 1831:C. pusillus 1742:Grey crow ( 1663:C. bennetti 1566:P. nuttalli 1557:P. hudsonia 1479:Nutcrackers 1467:(continued) 1389:Ptilostomus 1230:U. caerulea 1197:C. jefferyi 1140:T. temnurus 1099:Platysmurus 1051:D. formosae 1022:Dendrocitta 954:P. graculus 943:Pyrrhocorax 804:Banks, 1993 674:12 November 500:black kites 456:Fernando Po 325:ar-ar-ar-ar 273:Description 255:Somali crow 3163:Categories 3141:Xeno-canto 2775:C. turcosa 2757:C. pulchra 2616:C. dickeyi 2571:C. cayanus 2544:C. affinis 2533:Cyanocorax 2509:Blue jay ( 2500:Cyanocitta 2487:C. formosa 2478:C. colliei 2381:Aphelocoma 2369:New World 2325:Perisoreus 2175:C. edithae 2091:C. nasicus 2082:C. minutus 1894:C. typicus 1792:C. kubaryi 1753:C. validus 1744:C. tristis 1708:C. mellori 1653:Melanesian 1649:Australian 1584:P. sericea 1377:P. pleskei 1368:P. panderi 1281:Old World 1033:D. bayleyi 989:Crypsirina 901:Neognathae 895:Neornithes 893:Subclass: 630:References 540:fruit bats 464:house crow 460:rainforest 424:Madagascar 412:Mozambique 313:black crow 42:, Namibia 24:Pied crow 2766:C. pumilo 2701:Cyanolyca 2463:Calocitta 2298:C. cyanus 2278:Cyanopica 2002:Holarctic 1955:C. corone 1946:C. cornix 1533:Holarctic 1489:Nucifraga 1397:Piapiac ( 1322:G. lidthi 1257:U. ornata 875:Kingdom: 742:Ethnology 623:Cape crow 606:telephone 530:, grain, 489:In flight 481:Behaviour 440:Cosmoledo 430:Islands, 356:ol-korrok 311:than the 227:pied crow 176:Species: 114:Kingdom: 108:Eukaryota 3042:22735894 3016:10840580 2915:22735894 2910:BirdLife 2854:Wikidata 2643:C. morio 2289:C. cooki 2253:Corvidae 2191:Jackdaws 2148:C. albus 2012:C. corax 1923:Eurasian 1699:C. meeki 1464:Corvidae 1416:bushcrow 1293:Garrulus 1219:Urocissa 1155:Oriental 1130:Temnurus 1009:C. temia 979:Treepies 923:Corvidae 883:Chordata 881:Phylum: 877:Animalia 865:Corvidae 617:See also 522:, young 518:, small 516:reptiles 514:, small 448:Zanzibar 416:Zimbabwe 408:Botswana 354:call it 335:Taxonomy 248:Corvidae 158:Corvidae 154:Family: 128:Chordata 124:Phylum: 118:Animalia 104:Domain: 81:IUCN 3.1 2990:2482519 2964:piecro1 2938:piecro1 2897:Avibase 2860:Q949603 2748:C. nana 2679:C. ynca 2269:magpies 2251:Family 2201:Coloeus 2131:species 2029:species 2004:species 1929:species 1813:C. enca 1805:species 1775:species 1726:C. orru 1655:species 1575:P. pica 1536:magpies 1462:Family 1399:P. afer 1335:Podoces 1158:magpies 934:Choughs 921:Family 905:Order: 887:Class: 762:3774014 611:fledged 536:carrion 532:peanuts 520:mammals 432:Aldabra 428:Comoros 400:Eritrea 396:Somalia 388:Senegal 380:Nigeria 237:African 164:Genus: 144:Order: 134:Class: 79: ( 3174:Corvus 3133:221035 3107:369302 3094:711837 3029:559490 2972:EURING 1962:Rook ( 1638:Corvus 760:  723:  454:, and 426:, the 404:Zambia 372:Corvus 368:Africa 209:, 1776 207:Müller 169:Corvus 3128:WoRMS 3081:20821 3068:30421 3011:IRMNG 2977:15700 2959:eBird 2951:6B5CD 2935:BOW: 2928:26945 2313:Grey 2023:North 1628:crows 1626:True 1168:Cissa 758:JSTOR 524:birds 496:Dakar 452:Pemba 392:Sudan 384:Ghana 345:albus 319:Voice 244:genus 3120:4859 3063:NCBI 3037:IUCN 3024:ITIS 3003:8038 2985:GBIF 2923:BOLD 2371:jays 2315:jays 2025:and 1925:and 1651:and 1546:Pica 1283:jays 889:Aves 721:ISBN 676:2021 659:2017 599:MHNT 580:MHNT 528:eggs 526:and 506:Diet 414:and 350:The 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Etosha National Park
Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Passeriformes
Corvidae
Corvus
Binomial name
Müller

African
crow
genus
Corvidae
Somali crow
Horn of Africa
carrion crows
common raven
white-necked
thick-billed ravens
black crow
Statius Muller
Maasai people

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