corvine bird

Noun
  1. Birds of the crow family (synset 101581216)
    is a type of: oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
    subtypes:
    • crow - black birds having a raucous call
    • corvus corax, raven - large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
    • corvus frugilegus, rook - common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
    • corvus monedula, daw, jackdaw - common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
    • chough - a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
    • jay - crested largely blue bird
    • nutcracker - speckled birds that feed on nuts
    • magpie - long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
    belongs to: corvidae, family corvidae - crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay

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