Tag: Corvidae
Siberian jay
Siberian jay, originally uploaded by Fredww.
The Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) is a bird inhabiting old-growth coniferous taiga forests.1 The Siberian jay is found in north Eurasia. The species has a wide range (estimated global Extent of Occurrence 10,000,000km²) and a large global population (estimated 680,000-1,400,000 in Europe).2
Little more is published online about the Siberian Jay. [...]
Posted: August 11th, 2010 under Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Perisoreus infaustus, Siberian Jay.
Tags: Corvidae, Perisoreus infaustus, Siberian Jay
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Grey Jay a.k.a Whiskey-Jack
Perisoreus canadensis a.k.a Grey Jay a.k.a Whiskey-Jack, originally uploaded by zircon_215.
The Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis), also Grey Jay, Canada Jay, or Whiskey Jack, is a member of the crow and jay family (Corvidae) found in the boreal forests across North America north to the tree-line and in subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains south to [...]
Posted: August 10th, 2010 under Canada Jay, Crow, Gray Jay, Grey Jay, Perisoreus canadensis, Whiskey Jack.
Tags: Canada Jay, Corvidae, Gray Jay, Grey Jay, Perisoreus canadensis, Whiskey Jack
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Racket-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia)
Racket-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia), originally uploaded by sesamest74.
The Black Racket-tailed Treepie (Crypsirina temia) is an Asian treepie, a member of the Corvidae (crow) family.
It has a velvety-black forehead of short, plush black feathers with the rest of the bird being an oily green colour, though appearing black in dim light. The tail feathers which in [...]
Posted: August 4th, 2010 under Asian treepie, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Crow, Crypsirina temia, Racket-tailed Treepie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie.
Tags: Asian treepie, Black Racket-tailed Treepie, Corvidae, Crypsirina temia, racket-tailed treepie
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Andaman Treepie (Dendrocitta bayleyi)
I did a previous post on this rare bird but I have found new information, so let’s read about it again, shall we?
According to the IUCN 3.1 Red List, the Andaman Treepie is nearly threatened. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands in India. Since the Andaman Treepie lives within a very limited habitat, it [...]
Posted: August 2nd, 2010 under Andaman Treepie, Dendrocitta bayleyi, Endemic, Habitat, Habitat Loss, India, Near Threatened.
Tags: Andaman Treepie, birds endemic to India, corvid endemic to India, Corvidae, endemic to India, near threatened corvid
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Jackdaw
The beauty of the internet… I love the jackdaw and I couldn’t describe it better than the wonderful editors who contributed to the Wikipedia entry…so I will share that with you…it is well worth the read…
The Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), sometimes known as the Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, Western Jackdaw, or formerly simply the daw, is [...]
Posted: June 10th, 2010 under corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Corvids, Corvus monedula, Daw, Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, jackdaw, jackdaws, Western Jackdaw.
Tags: Corvidae, Corvids, corvus, Corvus monedula, Daw, Eurasian Jackdaw, European Jackdaw, Western Jackdaw
Comments: 1
White-Collared Jay
white collared jay
Originally uploaded by lsirvio
Cyanolyca viridicyanus…so little is available on this bird. Interesting. Even the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has not had anyone write about it.
It is in Peru. And beautiful. We know that much.
Posted: October 6th, 2009 under corvid, Corvidae, Corvidae Family, Cyanolyca viridicyanus, white-collared jay.
Tags: blue, Corvidae, Cyanolyca viridicyanus, jay, white-collar jay, white-collared jay
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Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
The Red-billed Chough is a popular bird in the corvidae family.
The Red-billed Chough or Chough (pronounced chuff), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from Ireland and Great Britain east through southern Europe [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2009 under chough, Culture, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, Red-billed Chough, stamp.
Tags: chough, corvid, Corvidae, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, red-bill chough, Red-billed Chough, red-billed chuff, redbill chough, redbilled chough, redbilled chuff
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Rufous Treepie
The Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda) is an Asian treepie, a member of the Corvidae (crow) family.
It is slightly smaller than the European Magpie (Pica pica) and has somewhat shorter, more rounded wings and a proportionately longer tail. The bill is shorter and thicker too, and slightly downcurved, and the legs are shorter. The head, neck [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2009 under Asian treepie, corvid, Corvidae, Corvids, Dendrocitta vagabunda, Rufous Treepie.
Tags: Asian treepie, Corvidae, Dendrocitta vagabunda, Rufous Treepie, treepies, Treepies are corvids, treepies are in the crow family
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Grey Treepie
live on wire
Originally uploaded by Shenghung Lin
The Grey Treepie, also known as the Himalayan Treepie, (Dendrocitta formosae) is an Asian treepie, a medium sized perching bird of the Corvidae (crow) family.
It is about the size of the Eurasian Jay or slightly smaller with a jet black stripe above the eyes and a sooty black face. [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2009 under Assam, Burma (Myanmar), China, Dendrocitta formosae, Grey Treepie, Himalayan Treepie, India, Indochina, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand.
Tags: Asian treepie, Corvidae, Dendrocitta formosae, Grey Treepie, Himalayan Treepie, treepies, treepies and crows, Treepies are corvids, treepies are in the crow family
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Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens)
Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens)
Originally uploaded by RON PUDIN
The Bornean Treepie (Dendrocitta cinerascens) is a passerine bird belonging to the Dendrocitta genus of treepies in the crow family, Corvidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo in South-east Asia. It is sometimes treated as a subspecies of the Sumatran Treepie (D. occipitalis).
Description
It is a fairly [...]
Posted: September 5th, 2009 under Bornean Treepie, Dendrocitta cinerascens, South-east Asia.
Tags: Bornean Treepie, Corvidae, crow family, Dendrocitta cinerascens, South-east Asia, subspecies of the Sumatran Treepie, treepies, treepies and crows, Treepies are corvids, treepies are in the crow family
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