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Corvidae · 16 species

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Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusCrows & Jays
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchosCrows & Jays
Australian RavenCorvus coronoidesCrows & Jays
Blue JayCyanocitta cristataCrows & Jays
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneCrows & Jays
Common RavenCorvus coraxCrows & Jays
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusCrows & Jays
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragusCrows & Jays
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixCrows & Jays
JackdawColoeus monedulaCrows & Jays
MagpiePica picaCrows & Jays
New Caledonian CrowCorvus moneduloidesCrows & Jays
Pied CrowCorvus albusCrows & Jays
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaCrows & Jays
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxCrows & Jays
RookCorvus frugilegusCrows & Jays

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