Corvidae

Also known as corvid, crow family

Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial terms, the crow family is made up of corvids; currently 135 species are included. The genus Corvus containing 47 species makes up over a third of the entire family. The raven is the largest passerine bird.

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Corvidae is a family of birds within the order Passeriformes and class Aves. It belongs to the phylum Chordata and kingdom Animalia. The taxon was established by Vigors in 1825. Common names for this group include corvid, vrani, kråkefamilien, and crows & ravens. The scientific name is Corvidae.

The family has a taxon range in Brazil. It originated about 16 million years ago. There are 119,740,021 recorded occurrences. Specimens are held by institutions including RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC, UTEP, NMV, and TTU. These records come from countries such as Belgium, France, the United States, and Austria. The taxon is referenced by 935 other encyclopedia articles.

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Species

crows & ravens

Corvidae

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCorvidae

Observations recorded119,740,021

鸦科（学名：Corvidae）在是鸟纲雀形目中的一个科。共23属117种。总的来说鸦科包括乌鸦、渡鸦、秃鼻乌鸦、穴乌、喜鹊、树鹊、灰鸟等鸟类。这些鸟共同的特徵是它们聪明、好奇、喜欢玩耍和难听的叫声。目录 1 历史上和目前的分类 2 典型大小和式样 3 社会行为 4 食物和觅食习惯 5 迁徙 6 筑巢和繁殖 7 偏见 8 传说 9 带羽毛的猴 10 地理分布 11 受威胁的物种 12 参考文献历史上和目前的分类最早的已知的鸦科化石来自1700万年前的中新世中期。[1]。鸦属的种类占整个科的物种的三分之一以上。鸦科起源于澳大利亚并从那里普及到世界各地。与鸦科亲缘关系较近的科有伯劳科和极乐鸟科。物种列表如下：山鸦山鸦属 Pyrrhocorax 黄嘴山鸦 Pyrrhocorax graculus 红嘴山鸦 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 树鹊盘尾树鹊属 Crypsirina 黑头树鹊 Crypsirina cucullata 盘尾树鹊 Crypsirina temia 树鹊属 Dendrocitta 安达曼树鹊 Dendrocitta bayleyi 加里曼丹树鹊 Dendrocitta cinerascens 灰树鹊 Dendrocitta formosae 黑额树鹊 Dendrocitta frontalis 白腹树鹊 Dendrocitta leucogastra 马来树鹊 Dendrocitta occipitalis 棕腹树鹊 Dendrocitta vagabunda 白翅鹊属 Platysmurus 白翅鹊 Platysmurus leucopterus 塔尾树鹊属 Temnurus 塔尾树鹊 Temnurus temnurus 东方喜鹊绿鹊属 Cissa 蓝绿鹊 Cissa chinensis 黄胸绿鹊 Cissa hypoleuca 短尾绿鹊 Cissa thalassina 蓝鹊属 Urocissa 台湾蓝鹊 Urocissa caerulea 红嘴蓝鹊 Urocissa erythrorhyncha 黄嘴蓝鹊 Urocissa flavirostris 斯里兰卡蓝鹊 Urocissa ornata 白翅蓝鹊 Urocissa whiteheadi 旧大陆松鸦松鸦属 Garrulus 松鸦 Garrulus glandarius 黑头松鸦 Garrulus lanceolatus 琉球松鸦 Garrulus lidthi 地鸦属 Podoces 白尾地鸦 Podoces biddulphi 黑尾地鸦 Podoces hendersoni 里海地鸦 Podoces panderi 波斯地鸦 Podoces pleskei 须嘴鸦属 Ptilostomus 须嘴鸦 Ptilostomus afer 灰丛鸦灰丛鸦属

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 364
With media: 2
Family: Corvidae
Collections: RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, ANWC, UTEP, NMV, TTU, UCMP
Recorded in: Belgium, France, Unknown Or Invalid, United States, Austria, Mexico, Japan, Korea (Democratic People’S Republic Of)

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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections

Contents

Systematics, taxonomy, and evolution
Fossil record
Morphology
Ecology
Behaviour
Food and feeding
Reproduction
Intelligence
Empathy-consolation
Empathy-emotional contagion
Interspecific communications
Personality conformity
Social construction
Social complexity
Consciousness, culture-rudiments, and neurology
Tool use, memory, and complex rational thought
Implications and specific comparisons with other animals
Disease
Relationship with humans
Role in myth and culture
Status and conservation
Species
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

Corvids display remarkable intelligence for animals of their size, and are among the most intelligent birds thus far studied. Specifically, members of the family have demonstrated self-awareness in mirror tests (Eurasian magpies) and tool-making ability (e.g. crows and rooks), skills which until recently were thought to be possessed only by humans and a few other mammals. Their total brain-to-body mass ratio is equal to that of non-human great apes and cetaceans, and only slightly lower than that of humans.

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