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:   124192
Province:   Eastern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3124DD
Observer:   Collett A
Date of record:   2020-08-03
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Pied crow harassing Verreaux's Eagle.The crows will never miss a chance to worry the Eagles. It would appear that they are trying to get the Eagle to drop prey but most of the time the Eagles are not carrying prey so it could be that the Eagles will disgorge crop contents. I would find it difficult to understand why the Crows are so persistent if they never got anything from the Eagles
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   522
Species name:   Corvus albus
Common name:   Pied Crow -- Witborskraai
Family:   Corvidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pied Crow
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-124192
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Lisl van Deventer
Comment:   Interesting notes about Pied Crow behaviour (and persistence)!
Date:   2020-08-07 19:37:58
Species name:   Corvus albus -- Pied Crow; Witborskraai
Species code:   522

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