Northern Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Northern Nutcracker
The Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Nutcracker
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes
- Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos
- Nucifraga caryocatactes rothschildi
- Nucifraga caryocatactes japonica
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus Caryocatactes
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- 'Europa;' restricted to Sweden by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 25).
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.106
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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