Corvus corax (Linneaus 1758) is the extant raven. Note the relabively larger cranium vs orbit compared to the crow, Corvus brachyrhynkos (below).
Corvus brachyrhynchos (Linneaus 1758) is the extant American crow. Corvus is generalized short-legged bird closer to robins and jays.
Lanius colllurio (Linnaeus 1758) is the extant typical shrike is an insectivore with the habit of impaling prey on thorns. Here it nests between craows and robins + blue jays, not far from woodpeckers + wrens.
Turdus migratorius (Linneaus 1758) is the extant American robin nests between the crow and the jay in the LRT.
Cyanocitta cristatus (Linneaus 1758; 22-30cm long to the tip of the tail feathers) is the extant blue jay, native to North America. It is an omnivore.
Linnaeus C 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata.
