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
- Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri
- Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata
- Green Jay, Cyanocorax yncas
- Brown Jay, Psilorhinus morio
- Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma coerulescens
- Island Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma insularis
- Western Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma californica
- Mexican Jay, Aphelocoma wollweberi
- Pinyon Jay, Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus
- Clark's Nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana
- Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia
- Yellow-billed Magpie, Pica nuttalli
- Eurasian Jackdaw, Corvus monedula (C)
- Hawaiian Crow, Corvus hawaiiensis
- American Crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Northwestern Crow, Corvus caurinus
- Tamaulipas Crow, Corvus imparatus
- Fish Crow, Corvus ossifragus
- Chihuahuan Raven, Corvus cryptoleucus
- Common Raven, Corvus corax
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of The United States
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