Draft:List of corvids

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Corvids[edit]

Platysmurus[edit]

Genus PlatysmurusReichenbach, 1850 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Malayan black magpie

Magpie with overall black feathers and white retrices

P. leucopterus
(Temminck, 1824)
Indonesia. Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand[1]  LC 


Unknown Decreasing[1]

Bornean Black Magpie

Black magpie with a small crest

P. aterrimus
(Lesson, RP, 1831)
Borneo[2]  LC 


Unknown Decreasing[2]

Perisoreus[edit]

Genus PerisoreusBonaparte, 1831 – 3 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Siberian jay

P. infaustus
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Five subspecies
  • P. i. infaustus
  • P. i. rogosowi
  • P. i. opicus
  • P. i. sibericus
  • P. i. maritimus
Sichuan jay

P. internigrans
(Thayer & Bangs, 1912)
Canada jay

P. canadensis
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Nine subspecies
  • P. c. pacificus
  • P. c. canadensis
  • P. c. nigricapillus
  • P. c. albascens
  • P. c. bicolor
  • P. c. capitalis
  • P. c. griseus
  • P. c. obscurus
  • P. c. sandfordi

Cyanolyca[edit]

Genus CyanolycaCabanis, 1851 – 9 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Black-collared jay

C. armillata
(Gray, GR, 1845)

Three subspecies
  • C. a. meridana
  • C. a. armillata
  • C. a. quinduna
White-collared jay

C. viridicyanus
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Three subspecies
  • C. v. jolyaea
  • C. v. cyanolaema
  • C. v. viridicyanus
Turquoise jay

C. turcosa
(Bonaparte, 1853)
Beautiful jay

C. pulchra
(Lawrence, 1876)
Azure-hooded jay

C. cucullata
(Ridgway, 1885)

Four subspecies
  • C. c. mitrata
  • C. c. guatamalae
  • C. c. hondurensis
  • C. c. cucullata
Black-throated jay

C. pumilo
(Strickland, 1849)
Dwarf jay

C. nanus
(Du Bus de Gisignies, 1847)
White-throated jay


C. mirabilis
Nelson, 1903
Silvery-throated jay

C. argentigula
(Lawrence, 1875)

Two subspecies
  • C. a. albior
  • C. a. argentigula

Cyanocorax[edit]

Psilorhinus[edit]

Calocitta[edit]

Cyanocitta[edit]

Aphelocoma[edit]

Gymnorhinus[edit]

Garrulus[edit]

Cyanopica[edit]

Urocissa[edit]

Cissa[edit]

Dendrocitta[edit]

Genus DendrocittaGould, 1833 – 7 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Grey treepie

A long tailed treepie with brownish plumage

D. formosae
Swinhoe, 1863
Eastern Myanmar to southern China, Vietname, and northern Malay Peninsula. Disjunctly in Java and Bali.  LC 


Unknown Stable[3]

Crypsirina[edit]

Genus CrypsirinaVieillot, 1816 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Racket-tailed treepie

A long tailed treepie with greenish plumage

C. temia
(Daudin, 1800)
Resident in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Known to breed in Laos.[3]  LC 


Unknown Stable[3]

Hooded treepie

Greyish-white treepie with a black hood, largely obscured by vegetation

C. cucullata
Jerdon, 1862
Myanmar[4]  NT 


Unknown Decreasing[4]

Crypsirina[edit]

Temnurus[edit]

Pica[edit]

Zavattorionis[edit]

Podoces[edit]

Nucifraga[edit]

Pyrrhocorax[edit]

Genus PyrrhocoraxLinnaeus, 1758 – 2 species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range IUCN status and estimated population
Red-billed chough

Chough with overall black feathers and red bill and legs

P. pyrrhocorax
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Eight subspecies
  • P. p. pyrrhocorax
  • P. p. erythroramphos
  • P. p. barbarus
  • P. p. docilis
  • P. p. centralis
  • P. p. himalayanus
  • P. p. brachypus
  • P. p. baileyi
British Isles, southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin, the Alps, Central Asia, India, China, and small populations in Ethiopia[5]
Map of range
 LC 


800,000–1,799,999 Decreasing[6]

Alpine chough

Chough with overall black feathers and yellow bill and orange legs

P. graculus
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Three subspecies
  • P. g. graculus
  • P. g. digitatus
  • P. g. forsythi
Spain eastward through Europe, across Central Asia to western China[5]
Map of range
 LC 


1,000,000–2,599,999 Stable[7]

Ptilostomus[edit]

Coloeus[edit]

Corvus[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Platysmurus leucopterus: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103719039A94026632". 1 October 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103719039A94026632.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Platysmurus aterrimus: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103719063A104095992". 1 October 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103719063A104095992.en. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Crypsirina temia: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22705855A111024572". IUCN Redlist. 1 October 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22705855A111024572.en. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Crypsirina cucullata: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22705858A94038644". IUCN Redlist. 1 October 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705858A94038644.en. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Madge, Steve; Burn, Hilary (1994). Crows and jays: a guide to the crows, jays and magpies of the world. A&C Black. pp. 133–5. ISBN 0-7136-3999-7.
  6. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705916A87384853. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705916A87384853.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pyrrhocorax graculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22705921A87386602. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22705921A87386602.en. Retrieved 22 January 2024.