Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies
Order: Passeriformes. Family: Corvidae
The Corvidae family includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size for the bird order Passeriformes. Some of the larger species show high levels of learning behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 16 species which occur in Russia.
- Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Mongolian Ground-Jay Podoces hendersoni
- Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
- Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
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