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.
- Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
- Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata *
- Island Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma insularis
- Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Clark's Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana
- Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
- Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli
- American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Common Raven, Corvus corax
- Black-throated Magpie-Jay, Calocitta colliei (I)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of California
Famous quotes containing the word ravens:
““I don’t think I shall ever like that Mr. Slope,” said Mr. Harding.
“Like him!” roared the archdeacon, standing still for a moment to give more force to his voice; “like him!” All the ravens of the close cawed their assent.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)