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 high levels of learning behaviour.
- Gray Jay, Perisoreus canadensis
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- Clark's Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana (A)
- Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
- Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula (A)
- American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus (A)
- Common Raven, Corvus corax
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