Piapiac
Ptilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766)
The piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 125 g to 128 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the piapiac
- Weight
- 125 g – 128 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Omnivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- entomophagy, fruit, necrophagysrc for Main food
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4.6 – 5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the piapiac live?
Not recorded
What is the piapiac?
The piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) is an African bird in the crow family, and is the only member of the genus Ptilostomus. It is most closely related to the Central Asian ground jays.
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Is the piapiac endangered?
The piapiac is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the piapiac classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusPtilostomus
- SpeciesPtilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms Corvus afer, Corvus piapiac, Corvus senegalensis, Ptilostomus senegalensis
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- بيابياكArabic
- PiacpiacCatalan
- straka ostroocasáCzech
- Pia-piakDanish
- SpitzschwanzelsterGerman
- PiapiaGerman
- pjapjakoEsperanto
- Arrendajo piapiacSpanish
- Chara piapiacSpanish
- Urraca piapiacSpanish
- savanniharakas (piapiak)Estonian
- paimenharakkaFinnish
- Piac-piacFrench
- Piapiac africainFrench
- dugorepa vranaCroatian
- pálmaszarkaHungarian
- アフリカサンジャクJapanese
- juodoji šarkaLithuanian
- BíyaabíyaaʼiiNavajo
- svartskjæreNorwegian
- kruczekPolish
- pega-africanaPortuguese
- Чёрная сорокаRussian
- Африканская сорокаRussian
- piapia dobytčiaSlovak
- straka dobytčiaSlovak
- PjapjakSerbian
- piapiakSwedish
- Piapiak KargasıTurkish
- піакпіакUkrainian
- 羽嘴鴉Chinese
- 须嘴鸦Chinese
Relatives of the piapiac
Other species in the same family Corvidae.
Common raven
Corvus corax
Eurasian magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian jay
Garrulus glandarius
Western jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Hooded crow
Corvus cornix
ComparePiapiac vs Common ravenPiapiac vs Eurasian magpiePiapiac vs Eurasian jayPiapiac vs Western jackdaw
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the piapiac?
An adult piapiac weighs 125 g – 128 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the piapiac endangered?
The piapiac is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What does the piapiac eat?
Its recorded main food is entomophagy, fruit and necrophagy.
What kind of animal is the piapiac?
The piapiac (Ptilostomus afer) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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