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 11 species which occur in Laos.
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha
- White-winged Magpie Urocissa whiteheadi
- Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
- Yellow-breasted Magpie Cissa hypoleuca
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Racket-tailed Treepie Crypsirina temia
- Ratchet-tailed Treepie Temnurus temnurus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Laos
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