Family · Corvidae · Passeriformes

Crows, Jays & Magpies Population Trends

16 species tracked, ordered by long-term trend. Steepest declines first.

Crows, Jays & Magpies species ranked by population trend.
TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Florida Scrub-JayForest birds-82%1968
Blue JayForest birds-49%1968
Pinyon JayForest birds-40%1970
Yellow-billed MagpieGeneralists-24%1970
American CrowGeneralists-23%1968
Fish CrowGeneralists-8%1968
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayForest birds-4%1970
California Scrub-JayForest birds+13%1970
Mexican JayForest birds+43%1970
Chihuahuan RavenGeneralists+48%1969
Steller's JayForest birds+115%1970
Black-billed MagpieGeneralists+144%1969
Clark's NutcrackerForest birds+231%1970
Green JayForest birds+596%1970
Canada JayForest birds+628%1969
Common RavenGeneralists+868%1968