: any of a family (Corvidae) of stout-billed passerine birds including the crows, jays, magpies, and the raven
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Crows and ravens belong to the same corvid family and are often confused for each other, but there are ways to tell them apart.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Only a few birds–chicken, ostrich, and duck-like creatures–made it across the extinction line, giving rise to the dizzying array of modern birds: From songbirds to corvids to parrots.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
The study adds to the growing laundry list of cognitive abilities that corvids (the bird family including crows, ravens, magpies, and jays) possess.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
Jackdaws are clever corvids that belong to the same family as crows and ravens.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2023
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Only a few birds–chicken, ostrich, and duck-like creatures–made it across the extinction line, giving rise to the dizzying array of modern birds: From songbirds to corvids to parrots.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 31 July 2024
The study adds to the growing laundry list of cognitive abilities that corvids (the bird family including crows, ravens, magpies, and jays) possess.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 23 May 2024
Jackdaws are clever corvids that belong to the same family as crows and ravens.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Corvid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corvid. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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