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Kashmir Nutcracker

Nucifraga multipunctataGould, J, 1849

English (US) Kashmir Nutcracker

The Kashmir Nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 1 professional guide specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes. Best destinations: Jammu and Kashmir.

Range: eastern Afghanistan (northeastern Paktia and Nuristan), northern and western Pakistan (Fort Sandeman northward along Suleiman Range, Chitral, Gilgit, and Baltistan), Kashmir (Sind Valley, Kishtwar, and Badrawar), northwestern India (eastward to Lahul, in Himachal Pradesh), and possibly adjacent extreme southwestern Xizang (western China)Range summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Nucifraga multipunctata
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Kashmir Nutcracker
Described by
Gould, J, 1849
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Taxonomic history

Described by
Gould, J, 1849
Type locality
India [= northwestern Himalayas]; restricted to Kashmir north of the Pir Panjal Range by Vaurie (1954, Amer. Mus. Novit., no. 1668, p. 13).
Original description
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.17 p.23

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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