Crows, Jays, Ravens and Magpies
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 behavior. There are 120 species worldwide and 12 species which occur in Turkey.
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes (A)
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone (A)
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis (A)
- Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus (A)
- Common Raven Corvus corax
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Turkey
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