Nutcracker (bird)
The nutcrackers (Nucifraga) are a genus of three species of passerine bird, in the family Corvidae, related to the jays and crows.
| Nutcrackers | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
The genus Nucifraga was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) as the type species. The genus name is a Neo-Latin translation of German Nussbrecher, "nut-breaker".
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