Family

Corvidae

19 species in 7 genera. Maximum lifespan ranges from 10 years (Yellow-billed magpie) to 69 years (Common raven).

Species

19

with a complete mtDNA

Lifespan range

10–69 yr

Longest: Common raven

Median GC

44.2%

Range 43.3–46.1%

Genera

7

Largest: Corvus (8)

The Corvidae tree

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Outer ring: Maximum lifespan, log scale

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Genera of Corvidae

7 genera, by species count

Where Corvidae sit among 2,335 species

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Corvidae (19)
Other species

Longest-lived

Top 5 and the shortest-lived

Common ravenCorvus corax69 yr
Black-naped orioleOriolus chinensis29 yr
Hawaiian crowCorvus hawaiiensis25 yr
Alpine choughPyrrhocorax graculus24.4 yr
RookCorvus frugilegus23.8 yr
Yellow-billed magpiePica nuttalli10 yr

Species in Corvidae

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Species in Corvidae

Corvus corax	Common raven	69 yr	16,928 bp	43.77%
Oriolus chinensis	Black-naped oriole	29 yr	16,803 bp	46.13%
Corvus hawaiiensis	Hawaiian crow	25 yr	16,898 bp	44.37%
Pyrrhocorax graculus	Alpine chough	24.4 yr	16,905 bp	43.32%
Corvus frugilegus	Rook	23.8 yr	16,931 bp	44.27%
Corvus coronoides	Australian raven	22.5 yr	16,925 bp	43.98%
Corvus cryptoleucus	Chihuahuan raven	21.8 yr	16,928 bp	43.71%
Pica pica	Eurasian magpie	21.7 yr	16,939 bp	43.39%
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Red-billed chough	20.3 yr	16,889 bp	43.63%
Corvus brachyrhynchos	American crow	20 yr	16,917 bp	44.25%
Pica hudsonia	Black-billed magpie	20 yr	16,945 bp	43.45%
Nucifraga caryocatactes	Spotted nutcracker	19.9 yr	16,914 bp	44.86%
Garrulus glandarius	Eurasian jay	17.9 yr	16,930 bp	43.75%
Nucifraga columbiana	Clark's nutcracker	17.4 yr	16,905 bp	44.19%
Corvus cornix	Hooded crow	16.8 yr	16,946 bp	44.49%
Corvus bennetti	Little crow	16.4 yr	16,895 bp	44.45%
Aphelocoma coerulescens	Scrub jay	15 yr	16,907 bp	44.43%
Oriolus oriolus	Eurasian golden-oriole	14.8 yr	16,794 bp	45.53%
Pica nuttalli	Yellow-billed magpie	10 yr	16,929 bp	43.42%