African Pied Crow?

Spunk84

Lads the last few weeks i have been seeing this half magpie/half crow bird flying around Its not a magpie before anyones says it LOL below is a picture of it 100%,





Question is, if its a African Pied Crow can i shoot it and where did it come from There only supposed to reside below
RANGE:
The Pied Crow occurs in almost the whole sub-Saharan Africa, except some regions of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, the most arid regions of Namibia, Botswana and Kalahari basin, and the higher elevations of Lesotho.
It is present on the islands off Tanzania and on Madagascar

welsummer

did you take the photo

Spunk84

no haven't got a photo but was told on another forum to look at African Pied Crow from my description and it looks like it, just looking to see has anyone else seen them?

landkeeper

are you sure its not just a lighter than normal grey crow

jap gt

can i ask why you want to shoot it, not to come across as anti but if it is that bird its rare in this country so i dont see the need to shoot it.

i doubt it is that bird its more than likely an oddly coloured mag, i see a crow around town some times with one white patch on its wing

bazza888

theres an all brown crow around the town in naas

Spunk84

landkeeper wrote: »

are you sure its not just a lighter than normal grey crow

This is jet white and black, it's not a magpie as it's alot bigger and I seen it up close and doesn't look like a mag, that's why I though first it was a crossbreed but told it couldn't be? I'm going to have to get a pic, it's doing my head in to find out what it's

jap gt wrote: »

can i ask why you want to shoot it, not to come across as anti but if it is that bird its rare in this country so i dont see the need to shoot it.

i doubt it is that bird its more than likely an oddly coloured mag, i see a crow around town some times with one white patch on its wing

I don't want to shoot it but the bloody thing is stealing the next door neighbours baby chicks:mad: and I have him annoying the heck out of me. I would rather trap it but the neighbour doesn't want a trap around.

CJhaughey

Looks a bit like an Australian Magpie

doctor evil

Could it have gotten loose from a private collection?

Spunk84

CJhaughey wrote: »

Looks a bit like an Australian Magpie

The stomach of this mysterious bird is White not black:( I was thinking a private collection maybe? I know they are expensive to buy and a private collector could be a possible but not sure. I wi see if I can spot it and take a few pics

clivej

PHOTOSHOP is a good image software program and this is what comes to mind with this photo

Birdnuts

My hunch is that its a hybrid Carrion/Hooded Crow - increasing numbers of these are turning up in the East of the country due to the expansion of the Carrion Crows range in the UK(into hooded territory!!). The good news is that both are classed as vermin, so can legally be shot on sight:)


PS: I've seen one or two of these in the Blessington area in the last 12 months!!

Spunk84

clivej wrote: »

PHOTOSHOP is a good image software program and this is what comes to mind with this photo

diffently not photo shop mate, I wouldnt be asking for info if it was photoshop. Just enter African Pied crow into any search engine and you will see;) said before didn't take the photo but this is what the bird looks like

pheasntstalker

yep meself and an other lad seen a similer looking bird not far from mullingar its defo bigger than a magpie looks like a mag/crow cross me mate took a picture of it on his camera fone not great qaulity i afraik!:(

Birdnuts

pheasntstalker wrote: »

yep meself and an other lad seen a similer looking bird not far from mullingar its defo bigger than a magpie looks like a mag/crow cross me mate took a picture of it on his camera fone not great qaulity i afraik!:(

I reckon what these sightings could be is of a Hooded crow that is a partial albino - some interesting pics of these birds taken around Europe which I viewed via Google this evening:)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34704883@N00/5592176403/

FISMA

From the title, I thought this was going to be recipe!

Dupont

FISMA wrote: »

From the title, I thought this was going to be recipe!

just a quick glance at the heading thought it said african fried crow:D

ssl

FISMA wrote: »

From the title, I thought this was going to be recipe!

Same here.
Sounded god awful, but had to have a look anyway:D

beretta391

when ya see it next shoot its stupid peak of lol

Have you told the neighbour that the trap is the best option? I reckon keep pressing the neighbour about the trap and he/she will allow it

baikilpm

i have seen them brown crows in nass too bazza. around the big ball roundabout area...

Spunk84

Deleted User wrote: »

Have you told the neighbour that the trap is the best option? I reckon keep pressing the neighbour about the trap and he/she will allow it

It's not an option, he wants it gone. My hunt is still on