INDEX - World 
BIRDS of THE WORLD

CORVIDAE of The World

The Corvidae family contains the crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, jays, magpies, treepies, choughs and nutcrackers. They are considered the most intelligent of the birds. They are medium to large in size, with strong feet and bills, and a single moult each year (most passerines moult twice). Most species have bristle-like feathers covering their nostrils. They are omnivores having a varied diet. Corvids are found worldwide except for the tip of South America and the polar ice caps. [abstracted from Wikipedia]


Crows and Allies

Order Passeriformes    Family Corvidae



Genus Corvus

The genus Corvus consists of large birds that are are either black all over, or mainly black with white or grey patches. They range in size from the relatively small Jackdaws to the very large Common Raven. The 40 or so members of this genus occur on all continents except South America and Antarctica.

Crow, American Corvus brachyrhynchos,   Found: North America
Photographed by: 1, 2, 4) Dick Daniels - North Carolina  3) Dick - Maine  5) Dick - New Hampshire



Crow, Fish Corvus ossifragus   Found: North America
Photographed by Dick Daniels - North Carolina


Crow, Northwestern  Corvus caurinus  Found: Northwest North America
Photographed by: 1) Alan D Wilson  2) Elaine R Wilson - Esquimalt Lagoon, Colwood, Near Victoria, British Columbia
   3) Dick Daniels in Seward, Alaska  4, 5, 6) Dick in Homer, Alaska



Crow, Cape aka Black Crow  Corvus capensis Found: Africa 
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels near De Hoop, South Africa


Crow, Carrion Corvus corone   Found: Europe, Asia
Carrion and Hooded Crows were formerly consider races of the same species, Corvus corone. That designation is now assigned to the Carrion Crow, and the Hooded Crow, formerly Corvus corone cornix, has been elevated to Corvux cornix.
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - England   2) Dick - Scotland   3)   L  B Tettenborn


Crow, Hooded Corvus cornix   Found: Europe, Asia
Formerly Corvus corone cornix. See Carrion Crow for more details.
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Scotland 


Crow, House   Corvus splendens  Found: Asia, Africa, Australasia
Photographed by: 1) Benjamint444 - Pokhara, Nepal  2) Darren Bellerby - Thane Creek, Mumbai, India


Crow, Pied Corvus albus   Found: Africa
Photographed by:  1, 2, 7) Dick near Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa 
    3) Dick - World of Birds, SouthAfrica   4, 5, 6) Dick - Tanzania  



Crow, Sinaloa  Corvus sinaloae  Found: Mexico
Photographed by: Dominic Sherony


Jackdaw aka Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen  2, 3) Dick Daniels - Scotland



RAVENS

Raven, Australian Corvus coronoides   Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1, 2) Dick Daniels - Australia


Raven, Common Corvus corax   Found: North America, Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Dick Daniels - Arizona 2 - 4) Dick - Wyoming   5) Dick - Napel   6) Dick - California  

Raven, Fan-tailed Corvus rhipidurus   Found: Asia, Africa
Photographed by Dick Daniels - Tanzania


Raven, White-necked  Corvus albicollis  Found: Africa
Photographed by: 1) Greg Hume - Cincinnati Zoo   2) David Schenfeld - Rwanda




ROOKS

Rook Corvus frugilegus   Found: Europe, New Zealand (introduced)
Photographed by Dick Daniels in 1) England, 2, 3, 4) Scotland



Genus Pyrrhocorax

Chough, Alpine  Pyrrhocorax graculus   Found: Europe, Asia, Africa
Photographed by: 1) Gunter Hildebrandt   2) Mathias Bigge - Austria





Australian Mudnesters

Order Passeriformes    Family Struthideidae

The Mudnesters contain just two species: the Apostlebird and the White-winged Cough. Both species are very social and spend time in leaf litter searching for food. They build their nests out of mud.


Genus Corcorax - 1 species

Chough, White-winged  Corcorax melanorhamphos  Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1, 2) David Cook - Wamboin, NSW, Australia  3) Lip Kee Yap - Brisbane Ranges, Victoria, Australia


Genus Struthidea - 1 species

Apostlebird   Struthidea cinerea  Found: Australia
Photographed by: 1) Rob and Stephanie Levy  2, 3) David Cook - Dubbo, NSW, Australia




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