Corvides

Corvides
King bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus regius)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Suborder: Passeri
Infraorder: Corvides
Clades

Cinclosomatidae
Campephagidae
Mohouidae
Neosittidae
Corvoidea
Malaconotoidea
Orioloidea

Corvides is an infraorder clade of birds in the order of Passeriformes. Previously referred to as the core Corvoidea, the evolutionary history and biogeography, behavior and eco-morphology of Corvides has been extensively studied. Corvides appear to represent an island radiation, which colonized all continents except Antarctica.