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Northern Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, C 1758)
The spotted nutcracker, Eurasian nutcracker, or just nutcracker, is a passerine bird slightly larger than the Eurasian jay. It has a much larger bill and a slimmer looking head without any crest. The feathering over its body is predominantly chocolate brown with distinct white spots and streaks. The wings and upper tail are virtually black with a greenish-blue gloss. It is one of three species of nutcracker. The Kashmir nutcracker, was formerly considered a subspecies of the spotted. The other member of the genus, Clark's nutcracker, occurs in western North America. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
Genus:
Nucifraga
Scientific:
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Corvidae
Genus:
Nucifraga
Scientific:
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.106
Protonym:
Corvus Caryocatactes
Type locality:
'Europa;' restricted to Sweden by Hartert (1903, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1, p. 25).
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/124/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
D9B001DFE77E8A73
Avibase ID:
avibase-D9B001DF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D9B001DF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561630
English:
Northern Nutcracker
Azerbaijani:
Cəvizqıran
Bulgarian:
Сокерица
Catalan:
trencanous eurasiàtic
Czech:
ořešník kropenatý
Danish:
Nøddekrige
German:
Tannenhäher
Greek:
Καρυοθραύστης
Esperanto:
eŭrazia nuksrompulo
Spanish:
Cascanueces norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Cascanueces norteño
Estonian:
seedrimänsak
Basque:
Intxaurjalea
Persian:
فندق شکن
Finnish:
pähkinähakki
French:
Cassenoix moucheté
Hebrew:
קיק האורנים
Croatian:
kreja
Hungarian:
fenyőszajkó
Icelandic:
Hnotbrjótur
Italian:
Nocciolaia
Japanese:
ホシガラス
Korean:
잣까마귀
Lithuanian:
paprastoji riešutinė
Latvian:
riekstrozis
Dutch:
Notenkraker
Norwegian:
nøttekråke
Polish:
orzechówka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese:
quebra-nozes-mosqueado
Portuguese (Portugal):
quebra-nozes-malhado
Romanian:
Alunar
Russian:
Кедровка
Slovak:
orešnica perlavá
Slovenian:
Krekovt [caryocatactes]
Serbian:
Lešnikara
Swedish:
nötkråka
Turkish:
Göknar Kargası
Ukrainian:
горіхівка крапчаста
Chinese:
星鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
星鴉
Northern Nutcracker
Azerbaijani:
Cəvizqıran
Bulgarian:
Сокерица
Catalan:
trencanous eurasiàtic
Czech:
ořešník kropenatý
Danish:
Nøddekrige
German:
Tannenhäher
Greek:
Καρυοθραύστης
Esperanto:
eŭrazia nuksrompulo
Spanish:
Cascanueces norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Cascanueces norteño
Estonian:
seedrimänsak
Basque:
Intxaurjalea
Persian:
فندق شکن
Finnish:
pähkinähakki
French:
Cassenoix moucheté
Hebrew:
קיק האורנים
Croatian:
kreja
Hungarian:
fenyőszajkó
Icelandic:
Hnotbrjótur
Italian:
Nocciolaia
Japanese:
ホシガラス
Korean:
잣까마귀
Lithuanian:
paprastoji riešutinė
Latvian:
riekstrozis
Dutch:
Notenkraker
Norwegian:
nøttekråke
Polish:
orzechówka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese:
quebra-nozes-mosqueado
Portuguese (Portugal):
quebra-nozes-malhado
Romanian:
Alunar
Russian:
Кедровка
Slovak:
orešnica perlavá
Slovenian:
Krekovt [caryocatactes]
Serbian:
Lešnikara
Swedish:
nötkråka
Turkish:
Göknar Kargası
Ukrainian:
горіхівка крапчаста
Chinese:
星鸦
Chinese (Traditional):
星鴉
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spotted Nutcracker [Northern] ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes]) |
| Avilist 2025: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) |
| Clements, version 2024: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern) ( Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Northern Nutcracker ( Nucifraga caryocatactes) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal 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 [caryocatactes qrupu]
Belarusian: Арэхаўка
Bulgarian: Сокерица, Сокерица (Група caryocatactes), Сокерица [Група caryocatactes]
Catalan: trencanous eurasiàtic
Czech: ořešník kropenatý, ořešník kropenatý [skupina caryocatactes], Ořešník kropenatý evropský
Danish: Nøddekrige, Nøddekrige (Nordlig), Nøddekrige, Nordlig [caryocatactes Gruppe], Tyknæbbet Nøddekrige
German: Tannenhäher, Tannenhäher [caryocatactes Gruppe], Tannenhäher [caryocatactes-Gruppe], Tannenhäher-caryocatactes
Greek: Καρυοθραύστης, Καρυοθραύστης [caryocatactes ομάδα], Καρυοθραύστης [caryocatactes]
English: Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern), Northern Nutcracker, Spotted Nutcracker (Northern), Spotted Nutcracker [Northern]
English (United Kingdom): Spotted Nutcracker (Northern)
English, HBW: Northern Nutcracker
English (IOC): Spotted Nutcracker (Northern)
English (United States): Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern)
Esperanto: eŭrazia nuksrompulo, nuksrompulo
Spanish: Cascanueces Común (grupo caryocatactes), Cascanueces norteño
Spanish (Spain): Cascanueces común (grupo caryocatactes), Cascanueces Común [caryocatactes Group]
Spanish (HBW): Eurasian Nutcracker (Northern)
Estonian: seedrimänsak
Persian: فندق شکن, فندق شکن [caryocatactes Group]
Finnish: pähkinähakki, pähkinähakki (alalaji caryocatactes), pähkinähakki [alalaji caryocatactes]
French: Cassenoix moucheté, Cassenoix moucheté (du Nord), Cassenoix moucheté [caryocatactes], Cassenoix moucheté [nominal]
Croatian: kreja
Hungarian: fenyőszajkó, Fenyőszajkó (Északi)
Icelandic: Hnotbrjótur, Hnotbrjótur [caryocatactes hópur]
Italian: Nocciolaia, Nocciolaia [gruppo caryocatactes]
Japanese (romaji): hoshigarasu (caryocatactes guru-pu)
Japanese: ホシガラス, ホシガラス (caryocatactes グループ), ホシガラス（caryocatactes グループ）
Georgian: თხილიტეხია
Korean: 잣까마귀, 잣까마귀 (caryocatactes group)
Scientific: Corvus Caryocatactes, Nucifraga caryocatactes, Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes Group], Nucifraga caryocatactes [caryocatactes], Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes, Nucifraga punctata
Lithuanian: paprastoji riešutinė, Riešutinė [caryocatactes grupė]
Latvian: riekstrozis, Riekstrozis (caryocatactes gr.)
Macedonian: лешникарка
Dutch: Notenkraker, Notenkraker (caryocatactes groep)
Norwegian: Nøttekråke, nøttekråke (caryocatactes gr.), Nøttekråke, underarten caryocatactes
Polish: orzechówka, orzechówka (gr. caryocatactes), orzechówka (zwyczajna), orzechówka [gr. caryocatactes], orzechówka zwyczajna
Portuguese: quebra-nozes-mosqueado
Portuguese (Portugal): Quebra-nozes [grupo caryocatactes], quebra-nozes-malhado, quebra-nozes-malhado [grupo caryocatactes]
Romanian: Alunar
Russian: Кедровка, Кедровка [группа caryocatactes]
Northern Sami: Niehttegarjá
Slovak: orešnica perlavá, orešnica perlavá (skup.)
Slovenian: krekovt, Krekovt [caryocatactes]
Serbian: Lešnikara, Lešnikara [caryocatactes grupa]
Swedish: nötkråka, nötkråka [caryocatactes Group], nötkråka [gruppen caryocatactes]
Turkish: Göknar Kargası, Göknar Kargası [caryocatactes Grubu]
Ukrainian: Горіхівка [група caryocatactes], горіхівка крапчаста
Chinese: 星鸦, 星鸦（古北界）
Chinese (Traditional): 星鴉, 星鸦（古北界）
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