Corvides

Corvides is a clade of birds in the order of Passeriformes.^[1] Previously referred to as the core Corvoidea,^[2] the evolutionary history and biogeography, behavior and eco-morphology of Corvides has been extensively studied.^{[3][2][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]} Corvides appear to represent an island radiation, which colonized all continents except Antarctica.^[11]

Corvides
King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Passeri
Infraorder:	Corvides
Clades
Campephagidae Cinclosomatidae Corvoidea Falcunculidae Oreoicidae Psophodidae Pachycephalidae Mohouidae Neosittidae Eulacestomatidae Paramythiidae Malaconotoidea Vireonidae

Systematics

Corvides contains the following families:^[12][2]

• Cinclosomatidae
• Mohouidae
• Neosittidae
• Superfamily Corvoidea
  • Corcoracidae
  • Corvidae
  • Dicruridae
  • Laniidae
  • Ifritidae
  • Melampittidae
  • Monarchidae
  • Paradisaeidae
  • Platylophidae
  • Rhipiduridae
• Superfamily Malaconotoidea
  • Aegithinidae
  • Artamidae
  • Machaerirhynchidae
  • Malaconotidae
  • Pityriaseidae
  • Platysteiridae
  • Rhagologidae
  • Vangidae (including Prionopidae)
• Superfamily Orioloidea
  • Campephagidae
  • Eulacestomatidae
  • Falcunculidae
  • Oreoicidae
  • Oriolidae
  • Pachycephalidae
  • Paramythiidae
  • Psophodidae
  • Vireonidae