A jackdaw is a bird in the crow family in the genus Coloeus. Jackdaw or jackdaws may also refer to: Birds Western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula), often referred to as just "jackdaw" Arts and entertainment Jackdaw (band), a Celtic rock group from New York state The Jackdaw, a British art magazine Jackdaws (novel), a spy thriller by Ken Follett Jackdaw Publications, a publishing company acquired by Rosen Publishing in 2015 Fictional characters and elements Jackdaw (Marvel Comics), the heroic sidekick of Captain Britain Blackbird (Femizon), a Marvel Comics antagonist (formerly Jackdaw) Jackdaw, a ship in the Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag video game Ships HMS Jackdaw, a list of ships with this name USS Jackdaw, a list of ships with this name See also Jack Daws (born 1970), American artist Jackdaw Cake, an autobiography by British author Norman Lewis "Jackdaw of Rheims", the best-known poem in The Ingoldsby Legends Jackdaw Quarry, a geological site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England Animal common name disambiguation pages