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.
- Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- Western Scrub-Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma ultramarina (A)
- Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Clark's Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana
- Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
- American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus (A)
- Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus
- Common Raven, Corvus corax
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