corvine bird

/ˌkɔrˈvaɪn bərd/

Other forms: corvine birds

Definitions of corvine bird

1. noun

   birds of the crow family
   types:

   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

   American crow, Corvus brachyrhyncos

   common crow of North America

   Old World jay

   a European jay

   New World jay

   a North American jay

   Canada jay, Perisoreus canadensis, camp robber, gray jay, grey jay, whisker jack

   a jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery

   Nucifraga caryocatactes, common nutcracker

   Old World nutcracker

   Clark's nutcracker, Nucifraga columbiana

   nutcracker of the western United States

   European magpie, Pica pica

   a common magpie of Eurasia

   American magpie, Pica pica hudsonia

   a magpie of Rocky Mountains in North America

   type of:

   oscine, oscine bird

   passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus