Ooo I kind of like Jackdaw just b/c it's not the norm

Not a magpie?

definitely leaning towards some sort of corvid. just not an Odin raven

a corvid would make sense!

one that steals everyone's shinies and laughs as they search in vain

I'm thinking Kaw from Prydain

possibly a fox of some sort?

birb

magpie

Bighorn sheep.

horse

(sorry couldn't resist)

June_bug: you are now on loki's kill list

I'd definitely lean towards one of the corvids that isn't pure black.

European magpie.

You could always just look for weird scandinavian animals.

Norwegian forest cat.