Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens
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 levels of learned behavior of a high degree. There are 120 species world wide, and 21 North American species.
- (?)Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- (?)Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina (A)
- (–L–) American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos (more northerly range)
- ( * SW) Common Raven, Corvus corax
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