Belongs within: Corvoidea.
Contains: Corvus, Cyanocorax.
The Corvidae, crows, jays and magpies, are relatively large omnivorous passerines found worldwide. Historically, the family has been divided between the primarily black ‘Corvinae’ and the more colourful ‘Garrulinae’ but more recent analyses have not supported monophyly of either subgroup. The choughs of the genus Pyrrhocorax are two species with solidly black plumage but brightly coloured bill and feet found in alpine regions of Eurasia. Dendrocitta, the treepies, are long-tailed corvids with black, grey and rufous plumage found in tropical parts of Asia.
Characters (Austin 1961): Bill strong, unnotched; nostrils usually covered by forward-directed bristles. Wings with ten primaries. Legs large and strong; tarsi scaled in front, smooth behind, terminating in a ridge.
<==Corvidae [Corvinae, Garrulinae, Monedulidae]
| i. s.: Cissilopha melanocyaneaFS55
| |--C. m. melanocyaneaFS55
| `--C. m. chaveziFS55
| Psilorhinus Rüppell 1837B94
| Physocorax moneduloidesS13
| Gazzola typicaS13
|--Miocitta galbreathi Brodkorb 1972JM14, U93
`--+--+--Pyrrhocorax Tunstall 1771BKB15, M02 [incl. Fregilus Cuvier 1816B94; Fregilidae, Pyrrhocoracidae]
| | |--P. graculus (Linnaeus 1766)M02 (see below for synonymy)
| | `--P. pyrrhocorax (Linnaeus 1758) [=Upupa pyrrhocorax; incl. P. pyrrhocorax primigenius Milne-Edwards 1875]M02
| `--+--Dendrocitta Gould 1833BKB15, B94 [Dendrocittidae]
| | |--D. bayleyiJT12
| | |--D. formosaeBKB15
| | |--D. frontalisJT12
| | |--D. himalayensisS89
| | |--D. leucogastraJT12
| | |--D. occipitalisJT12
| | |--D. sinensisE42
| | `--D. vagabundaJT12
| `--+--+--Platysmurus leucopterusBKB15
| | `--Temnurus Lesson 1831BKB15, B94 [Temnuridae]
| | `--T. temnurusBKB15
| `--Crypsirina Vieillot 1816BKB15, CC10 [=Cryptorhina Wagler 1827CC10; Crypsirinidae]
| |--C. cucullataJT12
| |--C. formosaeVP89
| | |--C. f. formosaeVP89
| | `--C. f. sinicaVP89
| |--C. temiaBKB15
| `--C. varians (Lath. 1790) [=Corvus varians]W66
`--+--+--Cissa Boie 1826BKB15, B94 [Cissidae]
| | |--C. chinensisBKB15
| | |--C. hypoleucaJT12
| | |--C. jefferyiHSS13
| | |--C. ornataA61
| | `--C. thalassinaJT12
| `--UrocissaBKB15
| |--U. caeruleaJT12
| |--U. erythrorhyncha (Gmel. 1788) [=Corvus erythrorhynchus; incl. U. sinensis Dav. & Oust. 1877]M01
| |--U. flavirostrisJT12
| |--U. ornataJT12
| `--U. whiteheadiJT12
`--+--+--CyanopicaBKB15
| | |--C. cookiBKB15
| | `--C. cyanusBKB15
| `--Perisoreus Bonaparte 1831BKB15, S05
| |--P. canadensis (Linné 1766)BKB15, S05 [=Corvus canadensisS05, Garrulus canadensisS05]
| | |--P. c. canadensisS05
| | `--P. c. fumifronsS05
| `--+--P. infaustus (Linné 1766)BKB15, M01 [=Lanius infaustusM01]
| `--P. internigransBKB15
`--+--+--CorvusBKB15
| `--+--+--Zavattariornis Moltoni 1938BKB15, B94 [Zavattariornithidae]
| | | `--Z. stresemanniBKB15
| | `--Pica Brisson 1760BKB15, M02 [Picacidae]
| | | i. s.: P. erythrorhynchaE42
| | |--+--P. hudsoniaBKB15
| | | `--P. nuttalliBKB15
| | `--P. pica (Linnaeus 1758)BKB15, M02 [=Corvus picaM02]
| | |--P. p. picaI92
| | `--P. p. sericea Gould 1845I92
| `--+--+--Ptilostomus aferBKB15
| | `--PodocesBKB15
| | |--P. biddulphiBKB15
| | |--P. hendersoniBKB15
| | |--P. panderiJT12
| | `--P. pleskeiJT12
| `--Garrulus Brisson 1760BKB15, M02
| |--G. bispecularisE42
| |--G. brandti Eversm. 1874M01 [=G. glandarius brandtiiT89]
| |--G. glandarius (Linnaeus 1758) [=Corvus glandarius]M02
| | |--G. g. glandariusVP89
| | `--G. g. sinensisVP89
| |--G. lanceolatusJT12
| |--G. leucotisS89
| |--G. lidthi Bonaparte 1850I92
| `--G. striatusE42
`--+--CyanolycaBKB15
| |--+--+--C. argentigulaBKB15
| | | `--C. pumiloBKB15
| | `--+--C. mirabilisBKB15
| | `--C. nanaJT12
| `--+--+--C. cucullataBKB15
| | `--C. pulchraBKB15
| `--+--C. armillataBKB15
| `--+--C. turcosaBKB15
| `--C. viridicyanusBKB15
`--+--CyanocoraxBKB15
`--+--Cyanocitta Strickland 1845BKB15, B94 [Cyanocittidae]
| |--C. cristataB62
| | |--C. c. cristataB62
| | |--C. c. bromiaB62
| | `--C. c. burleighi Bond 1962B62
| |--C. stelleriBKB15
| `--C. ultramarinaFP64
`--+--Gymnorhinus Maximillian 1841BKB15, C84
| `--G. cyanocephalusBKB15
`--Aphelocoma Cabanis 1851BKB15, B94 [Aphelocomidae]
|--A. unicolorBKB15
`--+--+--A. wollweberiBKB15
| `--+--A. potosinaBKB15
| `--A. ultramarinaBKB15
`--+--+--A. coerulescensBKB15
| `--A. insularisBKB15
`--+--A. californicaBKB15
`--+--A. sumichrastiBKB15
`--A. woodhouseiiBKB15
Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus 1766)M02 [=Corvus graculusM02, Fregilus graculusV41; incl. P. graculus vetus Kretzoi in Mourer-Chauviré 1975M02]
*Type species of generic name indicated
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