​Corvidae

Gaios, pegas, gralhas e corvos

A família dos corvídeos é bastante vasta e congrega os passeriformes de maior dimensão, incluindo corvos, gralhas, gaios, pegas e quebra-nozes, entre outros. Muitas espécies têm uma alimentação omnívora e oportunista, que pode incluir invertebrados, crias de outras aves, frutas, bagas ou cadáveres de animais. Os corvídeos são animais muito inteligentes, havendo espécies que são capazes de usar ferramentas ou reconhecer a sua imagem ao espelho.

Espécies: 139

Distribuição: Cosmopolita excepto extremo meridional da América do Sul e Antárctida

ESPÉCIES

NOME CIENTÍFICO / SCIENTIFIC NAMENOME PORTUGUÊSENGLISH NAMECONS
Platysmurus leucopteruspega-preta-malaiaMalayan Black Magpie 
Platysmurus aterrimuspega-preta-do-bornéuBornean Black Magpie 
Perisoreus infaustusgaio-siberianoSiberian JayLC
Perisoreus internigransgaio-do-sujuãoSichuan JayVU
Perisoreus canadensisgaio-canadianoCanada JayLC
Cyanolyca armillatagaio-de-colar-pretoBlack-collared Jay 
Cyanolyca viridicyanusgaio-de-colar-brancoWhite-collared JayNT
Cyanolyca turcosagaio-turquesaTurquoise JayLC
Cyanolyca pulchragaio-formosoBeautiful JayNT
Cyanolyca cucullatagaio-de-coroa-azulAzure-hooded JayLC
Cyanolyca pumilogaio-de-garganta-pretaBlack-throated JayLC
Cyanolyca nanusgaio-anãoDwarf JayNT
Cyanolyca mirabilisgaio-de-garganta-brancaWhite-throated JayVU
Cyanolyca argentigulagaio-de-garganta-prateadaSilvery-throated JayLC
Cyanocorax collieipega-de-garganta-pretaBlack-throated Magpie-JayLC
Cyanocorax formosuspega-de-garganta-brancaWhite-throated Magpie-JayLC
Cyanocorax moriogaio-castanhoBrown JayLC
Cyanocorax caeruleusgaio-celesteAzure JayNT
Cyanocorax violaceusgaio-violáceoViolaceous JayLC
Cyanocorax cyanomelasgaio-do-pantanalPurplish JayLC
Cyanocorax cristatellusgaio-de-poupa-reviradaCurl-crested JayLC
Cyanocorax luxuosusgaio-verdeGreen Jay 
Cyanocorax yncasgaio-incaInca JayLC
Cyanocorax mystacalisgaio-de-cauda-brancaWhite-tailed JayLC
Cyanocorax melanocyaneusgaio-hondurenhoBushy-crested JayLC
Cyanocorax yucatanicusgaio-do-iucatãoYucatan JayLC
Cyanocorax beecheiigaio-de-dorso-púrpuraPurplish-backed JayLC
Cyanocorax sanblasianusgaio-de-san-blasSan Blas JayLC
Cyanocorax dickeyigaio-de-penachoTufted JayLC
Cyanocorax affinisgaio-de-peito-pretoBlack-chested JayLC
Cyanocorax heilprinigaio-de-nuca-azulAzure-naped Jay 
Cyanocorax cayanusgaio-de-caienaCayenne JayLC
Cyanocorax chrysopsgaio-de-veludoPlush-crested JayLC
Cyanocorax cyanopogongaio-de-nuca-brancaWhite-naped JayLC
Cyanocitta cristatagaio-azulBlue JayLC
Cyanocitta stellerigaio-de-stellerSteller’s JayLC
Aphelocoma wollweberigaio-mexicanoMexican JayLC
Aphelocoma ultramarinagaio-dos-vulcõesTransvolcanic JayLC
Aphelocoma unicolorgaio-unicolorUnicolored JayLC
Aphelocoma californicagaio-da-califórniaCalifornia Scrub Jay 
Aphelocoma woodhouseiigaio-de-woodhouseWoodhouse’s Scrub Jay 
Aphelocoma insularisgaio-de-santa-cruzIsland Scrub Jay 
Aphelocoma coerulescensgaio-floridenseFlorida Scrub JayVU
Gymnorhinus cyanocephalusgaio-dos-pinheirosPinyon JayVU
Garrulus glandariusgaio-eurasiáticoEurasian Jay 
Garrulus lanceolatusgaio-de-cabeça-pretaBlack-headed JayLC
Garrulus lidthigaio-de-lidthLidth’s JayVU
Cyanopica cyanuspega-azul-asiáticaAzure-winged MagpieLC
Cyanopica cookipega-azul-ibéricaIberian MagpieLC
Urocissa ornatapega-do-ceilãoSri Lanka Blue MagpieVU
Urocissa caeruleapega-da-formosaTaiwan Blue MagpieLC
Urocissa flavirostrispega-de-bico-douradoYellow-billed Blue MagpieLC
Urocissa erythrorynchapega-de-bico-vermelhoRed-billed Blue MagpieLC
Urocissa whiteheadipega-d’asa-brancaWhite-winged Magpie 
Cissa chinensispega-verde-asiáticaCommon Green MagpieLC
Cissa hypoleucapega-verde-indochinesaIndochinese Green MagpieLC
Cissa thalassinapega-verde-javanesaJavan Green MagpieCR
Cissa jefferyipega-verde-do-bornéuBornean Green MagpieLC
Dendrocitta vagabundapega-vagabundaRufous TreepieLC
Dendrocitta occipitalispega-de-samatraSumatran TreepieLC
Dendrocitta cinerascenspega-do-bornéuBornean TreepieLC
Dendrocitta formosaepega-cinzentaGrey TreepieLC
Dendrocitta leucogastrapega-de-barriga-brancaWhite-bellied TreepieLC
Dendrocitta frontalispega-de-colarCollared TreepieLC
Dendrocitta bayleiipega-das-andamãoAndaman TreepieVU
Crypsirina temiapega-bronzeadaRacket-tailed TreepieLC
Crypsirina cucullatapega-de-capuzHooded TreepieNT
Temnurus temnuruspega-cauda-de-raqueteRatchet-tailed TreepieLC
Pica picapega-rabudaEurasian Magpie 
Pica mauritanicapega-magrebinaMaghreb MagpieLC
Pica asirensispega-árabeAsir MagpieEN
Pica bottanensispega-dos-himalaiasBlack-rumped Magpie 
Pica sericapega-orientalOriental Magpie 
Pica hudsoniapega-americanaBlack-billed MagpieLC
Pica nuttallipega-de-bico-amareloYellow-billed MagpieVU
Zavattariornis stresemannigaio-etíopeStresemann’s BushcrowEN
Podoces hendersonigaio-terrestre-mongolMongolian Ground JayLC
Podoces biddulphigaio-terrestre-de-xinjiangXinjiang Ground JayNT
Podoces panderigaio-terrestre-do-turquestãoTurkestan Ground JayLC
Podoces pleskeigaio-terrestre-iranianoIranian Ground JayLC
Nucifraga columbianaquebra-nozes-americanoClark’s NutcrackerLC
Nucifraga caryocatactesquebra-nozes-malhadoNorthern Nutcracker 
Nucifraga hemispilaquebra-nozes-meridionalSouthern Nutcracker
Nucifraga multipunctataquebra-nozes-dos-himalaiasKashmir NutcrackerLC
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxgralha-de-bico-vermelhoRed-billed ChoughLC
Pyrrhocorax graculusgralha-de-bico-amareloAlpine ChoughLC
Ptilostomus aferpega-africanaPiapiacLC
Coloeus monedulagralha-de-nuca-cinzentaWestern JackdawLC
Coloeus dauuricusgralha-dáuricaDaurian JackdawLC
Corvus splendensgralha-indianaHouse CrowLC
Corvus moneduloidesgralha-da-nova-caledóniaNew Caledonian CrowLC
Corvus unicolorgralha-das-banggaiBanggai CrowCR
Corvus encagralha-de-bico-finoSunda CrowLC
Corvus celebensisgralha-de-celebesSulawesi Crow
Corvus samarensisgralha-de-samar Samar Crow 
Corvus sierramadrensisgralha-da-sierra-madreSierra Madre Crow
Corvus pusillusgralha-de-palawanPalawan Crow 
Corvus violaceusgralha-violetaViolet CrowLC
Corvus typicusgralha-flautistaPiping CrowLC
Corvus florensisgralha-das-floresFlores CrowEN
Corvus kubaryigralha-das-marianasMariana CrowCR
Corvus validusgralha-de-bico-compridoLong-billed CrowNT
Corvus woodfordigralha-de-bico-brancoWhite-billed CrowLC
Corvus meekigralha-de-bougainvilleBougainville CrowLC
Corvus fuscicapillusgralha-de-cabeça-castanhaBrown-headed CrowNT
Corvus tristisgralha-da-papuaGrey CrowLC
Corvus capensisgralha-do-caboCape CrowLC
Corvus frugilegusgralha-calvaRookLC
Corvus brachyrhynchosgralha-americanaAmerican Crow 
Corvus imparatusgralha-de-tamaulipasTamaulipas CrowLC
Corvus sinaloaegralha-sinaloenseSinaloa CrowLC
Corvus ossifragusgralha-pesqueiraFish CrowLC
Corvus palmarumgralha-das-palmeiras-dominicanaHispaniolan Palm CrowLC
Corvus minutusgralha-das-palmeiras-cubanaCuban Palm Crow 
Corvus jamaicensisgralha-jamaicanaJamaican CrowNT
Corvus nasicusgralha-cubanaCuban CrowLC
Corvus leucognaphalusgralha-dominicanaWhite-necked CrowVU
Corvus hawaiiensisgralha-havaianaHawaiian CrowEW
Corvus coronegralha-pretaCarrion Crow 
Corvus cornixgralha-cinzentaHooded Crow 
Corvus torquatusgralha-de-colarCollared CrowVU
Corvus macrorhynchoscorvo-bicudoLarge-billed CrowLC
Corvus levaillantiicorvo-de-levaillantEastern Jungle Crow 
Corvus culminatuscorvo-indianoIndian Jungle Crow 
Corvus philippinuscorvo-filipinoPhilippine Jungle Crow
Corvus orrugralha-de-torresTorresian CrowLC
Corvus insularisgralha-das-bismarckBismarck CrowLC
Corvus bennettigralha-de-bennettLittle CrowLC
Corvus tasmanicuscorvo-da-tasmâniaForest RavenLC
Corvus melloricorvo-pequenoLittle RavenLC
Corvus coronoidescorvo-australianoAustralian RavenLC
Corvus albusgralha-seminaristaPied CrowLC
Corvus ruficolliscorvo-do-desertoBrown-necked RavenLC
Corvus edithaecorvo-somaliSomali CrowLC
Corvus coraxcorvo-comumNorthern RavenLC
Corvus cryptoleucuscorvo-das-pradariasChihuahuan RavenLC
Corvus rhipiduruscorvo-de-cauda-curtaFan-tailed RavenLC
Corvus albicolliscorvo-de-nuca-brancaWhite-necked RavenLC
Corvus crassirostriscorvo-de-bico-grossoThick-billed RavenLC