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Corvidae

Description

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, rooks, and ravens, makes up over a third of the entire family. Corvids are the largest passerines.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)5235https://www.gbif.org/species/5235
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)39445https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=39445
Rankfamily
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes : Corvidae
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-AnomalogonatesGarrod 1874
-PicoclamatoresLivezey and Zusi 2007
superorderPasserimorphaeSibley et al. 1988
orderPasseriformesLinnaeus 1758
familyCorvidaeVigors 1825
Scientific NameCorvidae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Passeresstated without evidenceHay, 1902
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Oscinesstated with evidenceLambrecht, 1933
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Passeriformesstated without evidenceOlson and James, 1982
Corvidaefamilybelongs to PasseriformesimpliedCarroll, 1988
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Passeriformesstated without evidenceBaird, 1992
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Corvidastated with evidenceLivezey and Zusi, 2007
Corvidaefamilybelongs to Passeriformesstated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)59
Extant Size (PBDB)41 (69%)
First Recorded Appearance16.0 - 13.6 Ma
Miocene
Environmentterrestrial
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietomnivore
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution
Common Name(s) Crows & Ravens, Kraaien, KrĂĄkefamilien, KrĂĄkfĂĄglar, Ob. KrĂĄkfĂĄgel, Crows, Jays, Crows, Jays, Magpies, Corneilles, Geais, Pies
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvidae

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Aphelocoma
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Scrub Jay61.81 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Calocitta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cissa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Coloeus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Corvus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Crow21011.1 Ma
Miocene
0 Ma
Extant
Crypsirina
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyanocitta
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Jay121.81 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Cyanocorax
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyanolyca
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Cyanopica
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
30.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Dendrocitta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Garrulus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
161.81 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Gymnorhinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
11.80 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Lophocitta
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Miocitta âśť
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
116.0 Ma
Miocene
16.0 Ma
Miocene
Miocorax âśť
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Nucifraga
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
30.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Palaeocorax âśť
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Perisoreus
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Jay81.80 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Pica
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pica
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
203.60 Ma
Pliocene
0 Ma
Extant
Piezorhynchus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Platylophus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Platysmurus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Podoces
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Protocitta âśť
genus
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Jay44.90 Ma
Pliocene
0.13 Ma
Pleistocene
Psilorhinus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ptilostomus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pyrrhocorax
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Pyrrhocorax
genus
doubtful (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Chough742.59 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Temnurus
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Urocissa
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Xanthoura
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zavattariornis
genus
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Colaeus monedula
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Gymnocorax senex
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Psilorhinos morio
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zeocephus rowleyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Zeocephus talautensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1825Corvidae Vigors
1902Corvidae Hay p. 537
1933Corvidae Lambrecht p. 636
1982Corvidae Olson and James p. 38
1988Corvidae Carroll
1992Corvidae Baird p. 31
YearName and Author
1992Corvidae Guthrie p. 324
1992Corvidae Parmalee p. 314
2001Corvidae Olson and Rasmussen p. 300
2007Corvidae Livezey and Zusi p. 95
2017Corvidae Clements et al.

References

Carroll R. L. (1988) , Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution, 1-698
Hay O. P. (1902) , Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America. Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 179, 1-868
Lambrecht K. (1933) Handbuch der Palaeornithologie, 1-1024
Olson S. L., James H. F. (1982) Prodromus of the fossil avifauna of the Hawaiian Islands, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 365, 1-59
Baird R. F. (1992) Fossil avian assemblage of Pitfall Origin from Holocene sediments in Amphitheatre Cave (G-2), South-western Victoria, Australia, Records of the Australian Museum 44, 21-44
Guthrie D. A. (1992) A late Pleistocene avifauna from San Miguel Island, California, Science Series (Los Angeles) 36, 319-327
Parmalee P. W. (1992) A late Pleistocene avifauna from northwestern Alabama, Science Series, Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Science, and Art 36, 307-318
Olson S. L., Rasmussen P. C. (2001) Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90, 233-365
Livezey B. C., Zusi R. L. (2007) Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149 1, 1-95
Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Murariu, D. (2010) Systematic list of the Romanian vertebrate fauna. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” LIII: 377–411 - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
ZĹ‚otorzycka,Jadwiga (1955) Wszoly (Mallophaga) ptakĂłw krukowatych (Corvidae) Dolnego Slaska - via Phthiraptera.info
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Sumilo,R. P.,Beket,I. (1963) Puchoedyptic semejstva Corvidae central'noj Moldavii - via Phthiraptera.info
Bechet,Ion,Sumilo,R. P. (1963) Puchoedi ptic semestva Corvidae centralno Moldavii - via Phthiraptera.info
Gärdenfors, Ulf, Hall, Ragnar, Hallingbäck, Tomas, Hansson, Hans G. & Hedström, Lars (2003) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj. ArtDatabanken Rapporterar 5, ArtDatabanken, Uppsala. (reviderad excelfil med svenska djurfamiljer). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
SOF (2002) Sveriges fĂĄglar. 3:e uppl. Stockholm. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
R. A. Gelis,H. F. Greeney (2005) A nest of Rufous Antpitta Grallaria rufula depredated by a Turquoise Jay Cyanolyca turcosa - via Colaboraciones Americanas Sobre Aves
Jirle, M. (2015) Officiella svenska namn på alla världens fågelfamiljer – Taxonomikommittén SOF/BirdLife Sverige – version 10 (11 februari 2015. ). - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Gill, D. (eds.) (2015) IOC World Bird List (v 5.1). doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.5.1. Online: http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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