Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linnaeus, 1758) NC NUTCR 15570
Family: Passeriformes > Corvidae

Over 300 Nutcrackers were recorded across Britain & Ireland in 1968, their arrival the result of a large irruptive movement into western Europe from their Siberian home; there have only been a handful of records since.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
65 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
65 records

BTO RECORDS

65 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
65 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Nutcracker, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Welsh: Malwr Cnau
Catalan: trencanous eurasiàtic
Czech: orešník kropenatý
Danish: Nøddekrige
Dutch: Notenkraker
Estonian: mänsak
Finnish: pähkinähakki
French: Cassenoix moucheté
German: Tannenhäher
Hungarian: fenyoszajkó
Icelandic: Hnotbrjótur
Italian: Nocciolaia
Latvian: riekstrozis
Lithuanian: paprastoji riešutine
Norwegian: Nøttekråke
Polish: orzechówka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese: quebra-nozes
Slovak: orešnica perlavá
Slovenian: krekovt
Spanish: Cascanueces norteño
Swedish: nötkråka

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