• Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

• Chordates (Phylum Chordata

• Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)

• Birds (Class Aves)

• Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes)

• Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Family Corvidae)

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Family Corvidae comprises the crows, ravens, jays, magpies, choughs, treepies, and nutcrackers, a highly intelligent and adaptable family of songbirds within the order Passeriformes. With more than 130 species distributed across nearly every continent except Antarctica and parts of South America, corvids occupy an extraordinary range of habitats, including forests, mountains, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, agricultural lands, and urban environments. Members of this family are generally medium- to large-sized birds characterized by strong bills, robust bodies, and advanced cognitive abilities.