Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine passerine birds that contains the crows, ravens, rooks, magpies, jackdaws, jays, treepies, choughs, and nutcrackers. In colloquial terms, the crow family is
Skeleton of (Corvus brachyrhynchos) at the Museum of Osteology
Corvids are highly opportunistic foragers. Here, a forest raven feeds on a Tasmanian nativehen hit by a car.