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Nutcrackers
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Nutcrackers

Nucifraga

The nutcrackers (Nucifraga) are a genus of three species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows. The genus name is a New Latin translation of German Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker".

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Clark's Nutcracker

speciesNucifraga columbiana

Northern Nutcracker

speciesNucifraga caryocatactes

Southern Nutcracker

speciesNucifraga hemispila

Kashmir Nutcracker

speciesNucifraga multipunctata

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Nutcrackers in History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds

Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.424

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 8518.