Is it in the same family? Yes. No one’s arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be “specific” like you said, then you shouldn’t either. They’re not the same thing.
If you’re saying “crow family” you’re referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.
So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people “call the black ones crows?” Let’s get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It’s not one or the other, that’s not how taxonomy works. They’re both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that’s not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you’re okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you’d call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don’t.
It’s okay to just admit you’re wrong, you know?
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 25 Apr 06:54
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TL;DR: bird law is confusing and best left to the experts
JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works
on 25 Apr 07:06
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JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world
on 25 Apr 07:41
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The bird was named for its similarity in colouration to the Eurasian magpie; it was a common practice for early settlers to name plants and animals after European counterparts.[11] However, the Eurasian magpie is a member of the Corvidae, while its Australian counterpart is placed in the family Artamidae (although both are members of a broad corvid lineage).
5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 25 Apr 02:47
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This is outravous
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com
on 25 Apr 03:43
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What about bluejays? Corvids you know.
keepcarrot@hexbear.net
on 25 Apr 07:49
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She became corvid-19 to exact her wrath
Khanzarate@lemmy.world
on 25 Apr 11:52
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Honestly I think of bluejays and the rest of the family as crows, too. They’re the blue crows. Crows are true crows, but magpies and bluejays and all them are still crows, to me.
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We have so many abrasive motherfucking birbs the fact it's not a corvid is a blessing
But would Becky let him smash? Asking the real questions here!?!
Idk, does he have any blue?
He got blue, he got yellow, he got whatever you want (that he can get) :-P
Here’s the thing. You said a “jackdaw is a crow.”
Is it in the same family? Yes. No one’s arguing that.
As someone who is a scientist who studies crows, I am telling you, specifically, in science, no one calls jackdaws crows. If you want to be “specific” like you said, then you shouldn’t either. They’re not the same thing.
If you’re saying “crow family” you’re referring to the taxonomic grouping of Corvidae, which includes things from nutcrackers to blue jays to ravens.
So your reasoning for calling a jackdaw a crow is because random people “call the black ones crows?” Let’s get grackles and blackbirds in there, then, too.
Also, calling someone a human or an ape? It’s not one or the other, that’s not how taxonomy works. They’re both. A jackdaw is a jackdaw and a member of the crow family. But that’s not what you said. You said a jackdaw is a crow, which is not true unless you’re okay with calling all members of the crow family crows, which means you’d call blue jays, ravens, and other birds crows, too. Which you said you don’t.
It’s okay to just admit you’re wrong, you know?
TL;DR: bird law is confusing and best left to the experts
Is this that copypasta from the guy?
Unidan, yeah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_magpie
This is outravous
What about bluejays? Corvids you know.
She became corvid-19 to exact her wrath
Honestly I think of bluejays and the rest of the family as crows, too. They’re the blue crows. Crows are true crows, but magpies and bluejays and all them are still crows, to me.
Australian magpies have a much nicer song than any corvid