Crows and Allies
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. There are 120 species worldwide of which 13 occur in Thailand.
| Common name | Binomial | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crested Jay | Platylophus galericulatus | |
| Black Magpie | Platysmurus leucopterus | |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
| Blue Magpie | Urocissa erythrorhyncha | |
| Green Magpie | Cissa chinensis | |
| Yellow-breasted Magpie | Cissa hypoleuca | |
| Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | |
| Grey Treepie | Dendrocitta formosae | |
| Racket-tailed Treepie | Crypsirina temia | |
| Ratchet-tailed Treepie | Temnurus temnurus | Accidental |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | Accidental |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens | Possibly extinct |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Thailand
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