List of Birds of Oklahoma - Jays, Crows, Magpies, and Ravens

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.

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

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