Crows and Jays – Corvidae
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Description
The family Corvidae are strong-beaked birds of medium to large size, which includes jays (Garrulus), magpies (Pica), nutcrackers (Nucifraga), and crows (Corvus), among others. The genus Corvus includes ravens but, it is not clear, if jackdaws (Coloeus) are a sub-genus of genus Corvus or a genus in the family of Corvidae.
In Finland, the group of alien Corvidae does not include the Tropical Asian species house crow (Corvus splendens), which is included in the EU's list of alien species.
Description text authors:
Translation Luke 2023.
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Corvidae
Vernacular names
- varikset (Finnish)
- kråkfåglar (Swedish)
- Crows and Jays (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.37042
Taxon rank
family
Regulatory Status
Government Decree on Invasive Alien Species of National Concern (1725/2015) ? Government Decree on Managing the Risk Caused by Alien Species (704/2019, VN 912/2023) ?
Expert
- Jari Valkama
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
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Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa