Corvidae is a
cosmopolitan family of oscine
passerine birds that contains the
crows,
ravens,
rooks,
jackdaws,
jays,
magpies,
treepies,
choughs, and
nutcrackers. In common English, they are known as the
crow family, or, more technically,
corvids. Over 120 species are described. The genus
Corvus, including the jackdaws, crows, and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family.