This crow lives in dry parts of northeastern Africa. Its black plumage has green and purple gloss, with brown on the nape and neck.
It is 46 cm long. Most plumage is black, with green gloss on the crown and back and purple gloss on the wings and tail. The nape, throat, and neck are brown.
It eats carrion, snakes and insects, as well as fruit and grain. The account describes it as sedentary.
It nests in trees or on cliffs and lays 4–5 eggs. Incubation lasts 20–22 days, and the young fledge 37–38 days after hatching.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.