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 9 species which occur in South Korea.
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (A)
- Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of South Korea
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