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.
- Black-throated Jay Cyanolyca pumilo
- Azure-hooded Jay Cyanolyca cucullata
- White-throated Magpie-Jay Calocitta formosa
- Brown Jay Psilorhinus morio
- Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
- Bushy-crested Jay Cyanocorax melanocyaneus
- Yucatan Jay Cyanocorax yucatanicus
- Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri
- Unicolored Jay Aphelocoma unicolor
- Common Raven Corvus corax
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