Nutcracker (bird)
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The nutcrackers (Nucifraga) are a genus of three species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows.
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Nutcrackers | |
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Nucifraga columbiana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Corvidae |
Genus: | Nucifraga Brisson, 1760 |
Type species | |
Corvus caryocatactes Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species | |
Nucifraga caryocatactes |
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The genus Nucifraga was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) as the type species.[1][2] The genus name is a Neo-Latin translation of German Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker".[3]