Southern Nutcracker
Nucifraga hemispilaVigors, NA, 1831
English (US) Southern Nutcracker
The Southern Nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) 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 hemispila
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Southern Nutcracker
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Nucifraga hemispila owstoni
- Nucifraga hemispila interdicta
- Nucifraga hemispila hemispila
- Nucifraga hemispila macella
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Vigors, NA, 1831
- Type locality
- Himalayas, restricted to Simla- Almora district by Ticehurst and Whistler (1924, Ibis, p. 471).
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.1 p.8
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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