page_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu
section_title: Crows and jays
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Tamil Nadu / Crows and jays
caption_attribution_description: English: White-bellied Treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra at Anamalais, Valparai, Tamil Nadu, India
context_page_description: 578 species of birds have been spotted in Tamil Nadu. The list also sometimes includes the local Tamil name in italics following the English common name. This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of the IOC World Bird List, version 10.2. This list also uses British English throughout. Any bird names or other wording follows that convention.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fit within any of these categories.
  Accidental - Also known as a rarity, it refers to a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kerala-typically less than ten confirmed records.
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Tamil Nadu as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
context_section_description: Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae
  The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.
  Rufous treepie
  Grey treepie
  White-bellied treepie, vellai vayitru vaal kaakkai
  House crow, kakkai
  Large-billed crow
  Eastern jungle crow
  Indian jungle crow
caption: White-bellied treepie
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