List of Birds of Tasmania - Crows, Ravens, True Magpies and Jays

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

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