Crows, Jays, and Magpies (family)
Corvidae
Overview
Corvidae is a family of passerine (order Passeriformes) birds (class Aves) comprising the crows, jays, and magpies.
Description
Medium to large in size, with strong feet and bills. Typically black, blue or black and white coloured plumage temperate regions, tropical species may be brightly coloured. The sexes are very similar in color and size.
Range
Found on all continents except for Antarctica.
Classification
- Domain: Eukarya
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Aves
- Order: Passeriformes
- Family: Corvidae
- Order: Passeriformes
- Class: Aves
- Phylum: Chordata
- Kingdom: Animalia
Genera in the Family of Corvidae
Cyanocitta
Corvus
Calocitta
Podoces
Platysmurus
Cyanopica
Crypsirina
Pyrrhocorax
Cyanolyca
Urocissa
Zavattariornis
Temnurus
Psilorhinus
Garrulus
Dendrocitta
Ptilostomus
Perisoreus
Pica
Nucifraga
Gymnorhinus
Aphelocoma
Cyanocorax
Families in the Order of Passeriformes
Prunellidae
Calyptomenidae
Macrosphenidae
Grallariidae
Formicariidae
Eurylaimidae
Philepittidae
Petroicidae
Climacteridae
Oreoicidae
Panuridae
Melanocharitidae
Paradisaeidae
Machaerirhynchidae
Ptilonorhynchidae
Dasyornithidae
Pityriasidae
Pycnonotidae
Scotocercidae
Malaconotidae
Cardinalidae
Calyptophilidae
Cisticolidae
Cotingidae
Melanopareiidae
Platylophidae
Corvidae
Teretistridae
Campephagidae
Pnoepygidae
Modulatricidae
Cinclidae
Donacobiidae
Dicruridae
Stenostiridae
Irenidae
Maluridae
Rhipiduridae
Fringillidae
Dicaeidae
Polioptilidae
Conopophagidae
Locustellidae
Pellorneidae
Mohoidae
Phaenicophilidae
Meliphagidae
Hyliidae
Hyliotidae
Hylocitreidae
Hypocoliidae
Ifritidae
Viduidae
Aegithinidae
Regulidae
Alaudidae
Leiothrichidae
Phylloscopidae
Chloropseidae
Orthonychidae
Aegithalidae
Calcariidae
Menuridae
Bernieridae
Pipridae
Melampittidae
Mitrospingidae
Monarchidae
Rhagologidae
Passerellidae
Parulidae
Acanthisittidae
Nicatoridae
Sittidae
Emberizidae
Muscicapidae
Oriolidae
Passeridae
Peucedramidae
Furnariidae
Buphagidae
Dulidae
Pardalotidae
Paradoxornithidae
Remizidae
Pittidae
Eulacestomatidae
Urocynchramidae
Pomatostomidae
Nesospingidae
Cinclosomatidae
Eupetidae
Acrocephalidae
Picathartidae
Chaetopidae
Sapayoidae
Cnemophilidae
Atrichornithidae
Oxyruncidae
Falcunculidae
Laniidae
Ptiliogonatidae
Neosittidae
Spindalidae
Elachuridae
Sturnidae
Notiomystidae
Promeropidae
Nectariniidae
Hirundinidae
Sylviidae
Thraupidae
Rhinocryptidae
Acanthizidae
Rhodinocichlidae
Turdidae
Paramythiidae
Tityridae
Certhiidae
Icteridae
Thamnophilidae
Tyrannidae
Motacillidae
Tichodromidae
Platysteiridae
Callaeidae
Estrildidae
Bombycillidae
Ploceidae
Psophodidae
Pachycephalidae
Zosteropidae
Corcoracidae
Mohouidae
Troglodytidae
Zeledoniidae
Icteriidae
