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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]