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. There are 4 New Jersey species.
- Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus
- Common Raven Corvus corax
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey
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