Family

Corvidae (Crows, jays, and magpies)

Perisoreus canadensis. Photo: (c) Lucas liu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In common English, they are known as the crow family, or, more technically, corvids. Over 120 species are described. The genus Corvus, including the jackdaws, crows, rooks, and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family.

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Subtaxa

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