Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Nucifraga [caryocatactes or hemispila] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: Cəvizqıran [hemispila qrupu]
Bulgarian: Сокерица [Група hemispila]
Czech: ořešník kropenatý [skupina hemispila]
Danish: Nøddekrige, Sydlig [hemispila Gruppe]
German: Fichtenhäher, Tannenhäher [hemispila Gruppe], Tannenhäher [hemispila-Gruppe], Tannenhäher-hemispila
Greek: Καρυοθραύστης [hemispila ομάδα], Καρυοθραύστης [hemispila]
English: Eurasian Nutcracker (Southern), Southern Nutcracker, Spotted Nutcracker (Southern), Spotted Nutcracker [Southern]
English (United Kingdom): Spotted Nutcracker (Southern)
English, HBW: Southern Nutcracker
English (IOC): Spotted Nutcracker (Southern)
English (United States): Eurasian Nutcracker (Southern)
Spanish: Cascanueces Común (grupo hemispila), Cascanueces sureño
Spanish (Spain): Cascanueces común (grupo hemispila), Cascanueces Común [hemispila Group]
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Nutcracker (Southern)
Persian: فندق شکن [hemispila Group]
Finnish: pähkinähakki [alalaji hemispila]
French: Cassenoix de Chine, Cassenoix moucheté (du Sud), Cassenoix moucheté [hemispila]
Croatian: kineska kreja
Icelandic: Hnotbrjótur [hemispila hópur]
Japanese (romaji): hoshigarasu (hemispila guru-pu)
Japanese: ホシガラス (hemispila グループ), ホシガラス（hemispila グループ）
Scientific: Nucifraga caryocatactes [hemispila Group], Nucifraga caryocatactes [hemispila], Nucifraga caryocatactes hemispila, Nucifraga hemispila
Lithuanian: Riešutinė [hemispila grupė]
Nepali: वनसर्रा
Dutch: Notenkraker (hemispila groep)
Norwegian: nøttekråke (hemispila gr.)
Polish: orzechówka [gr. hemispila]
Portuguese (Portugal): Quebra-nozes [grupo hemispila], quebra-nozes-malhado [grupo hemispila]
Russian: Кедровка [группа hemispila]
Slovak: orešnica himalájska, orešnica južná (skup.)
Slovenian: Krekovt [hemispila]
Serbian: Lešnikara [hemispila grupa]
Swedish: nötkråka [gruppen hemispila], nötkråka [hemispila Group]
Turkish: Göknar Kargası [hemispila Grubu]
Chinese: 星鸦（东洋界）
Chinese (Traditional): 星鴉(hemispila群), 星鴉(南方群)