Corvidae

Japanese: Corvidae
Corvidae

...Also closely related to the crow genus are the common crow and the red-billed crow, both of which are English names for the nutcracker and the chough, respectively.
[Crow family]
The Corvidae family consists of 26 genera and 106 species, and is distributed widely throughout the world, except for the Antarctic islands, New Zealand, and islands in the ocean. Based on plumage color and morphology, they can be roughly divided into the jays (which include the Eurasian jay, the sand jay, the long-tailed magpie, and other birds), the red-billed crows, the Nutcrackers, and the crows.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Corvidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またカラス属に近縁で別属の鳥にホシガラスやベニバシガラスがあるが,英名はそれぞれnutcrackerとchoughである。
[カラス科]
 カラス科Corvidaeは26属106種からなり,南極圏の島々,ニュージーランド,大洋中の島々を除き,世界中に広く分布している。羽色と形態から便宜的に分けると,カケス・サンジャク・オナガ・カササギ類などを含む広義のカケス類,ベニハシガラス類,ホシガラス類,カラス類に大別できる。…

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