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Corvidae — Crow Family

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Cyanocorax cristatellus (Temminck, 1823)

The curl-crested jay is a large non-threatened South American jay species with a distinctive curled crest.

Cyanocorax caeruleus (Vieillot, 1818)

Cyanocorax caeruleus, the azure jay, is a blue-and-black crested bird native to humid forests of southeastern South America.

Cyanocorax beecheii (Vigors, 1829)

Cyanocorax beecheii, the purplish-backed jay, is a purple-and-black social jay with detailed described appearance, ecology, and breeding behavior.

Cyanocorax cyanomelas (Vieillot, 1818)

Cyanocorax cyanomelas, the purplish jay, is a mid-sized corvid found across central South America that inhabits varied wooded and scrub landscapes.

Cyanocorax chrysops (Vieillot, 1818)

Plush-crested jay (Cyanocorax chrysops) is a medium-sized bird with a defined range across central-eastern South America.

Psilorhinus morio (Wagler, 1829)

Psilorhinus morio (brown jay) is a jay species with geographic plumage variation, ranging from southern Texas to Central America.

Calocitta formosa (Swainson, 1827)

This is a summary of the description, distribution, and conservation status of the bird Calocitta formosa, the white-throated magpie-jay.

Calocitta colliei (Vigors, 1829)

Calocitta colliei is a long-tailed corvid native to western Mexico with an introduced population in southern California.

Cissa hypoleuca Salvadori & Giglioli, 1885

Cissa hypoleuca, the yellow-breasted magpie, is a small non-migratory Asian forest bird with distinctive green and yellow plumage.

Cissa chinensis (Boddaert, 1783)

The common green magpie is a medium-sized corvid bird found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Cissa jefferyi Sharpe, 1888

The Bornean green magpie (Cissa jefferyi) is a distinctive Borneo-endemic corvid passerine bird with unique whitish eyes.

Nucifraga columbiana (A.Wilson, 1811)

Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) is a corvid bird of western North America, famous for caching pine seeds and strong spatial memory.

Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758)

The northern nutcracker is a spotted brown corvid with a large Eurasian range that sometimes irrupts when food is scarce.

Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831

The southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a 33 cm bird living primarily in pine forests, with distinct brown and black plumage and limited white spotting.

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus Wied-Neuwied, 1841

This is a detailed description of the pinyon jay (Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), covering its appearance, range, habitat, ecology, and diet.

Platysmurus leucopterus (Temminck, 1824)

Platysmurus leucopterus, the Malayan black magpie, is a treepie species in the Corvidae family threatened by habitat loss.

Platysmurus aterrimus (Temminck, 1829)

Platysmurus aterrimus is a 43 cm all-black crested magpie found in lowland Bornean forests and scrub.

Coloeus monedula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Coloeus monedula (western jackdaw) is a small Eurasian and North African corvid with distinct plumage and a broad range.

Coloeus dauuricus (Pallas, 1776)

Coloeus dauuricus, the Daurian jackdaw, is a small corvid found from eastern Siberia through much of East Asia.

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Thraupidae 274 species Tyrannidae 251 species Muscicapidae 193 species Furnariidae 141 species Fringillidae 135 species Passerellidae 96 species Parulidae 88 species Turdidae 88 species

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