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 14 species which occur in Iran.
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Iranian Ground-Jay Podoces pleskei (E)
- Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana (Vargant)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Iran
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