Crows, Ravens, True Magpies and Jays
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. Two black-plumaged ravens are found in Tasmania.
- Forest Raven, Corvus tasmanicus
- Little Raven, Corvus mellori
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Tasmania
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