Crows, Jays

Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

The Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is an 183 g forest bird that eats mostly seeds. Some populations migrate.

Family

Crows, Jays

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

183 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

36

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