Piapiac (Ptilostomus afer)
About 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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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 21 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Senegal, Uganda in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Other birds you can hear here
- African CuckooCuculus gularisrecording
- Bronze MannikinSpermestes cucullatarecording
- Brown IlladopsisIlladopsis fulvescensrecording
- Collared SunbirdHedydipna collarisrecording
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusrecording
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.