Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Urban and agricultural habitats are preferrred by these omnivorous birds. Kisumu, Kenya. Oct. 2019.
Being omnivorous is a survival trait for an animal that associates with omnivorous humans. Pied Crows are frequent in city environments and agricultural fields. Large numbers of Pied Crows often gather as night falls for communal roosting. Pied Crows are very common from low to high elevations throughout Kenya.
Corvidae -- Crow and Jay Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe