Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
About the Spotted Nutcracker
The northern nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes), previously known as the spotted nutcracker and Eurasian nutcracker, is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. It is slightly smaller than the Eurasian jay but has a much larger bill and a slimmer looking head without any crest. The feathering over its body is predominantly chocolate brown with distinct white spots and patches. The wings and upper tail are black with a greenish-blue gloss.
A real field recording of the Spotted Nutcracker. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 512 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- Clark's NutcrackerNucifraga columbianarecording
- Kashmir NutcrackerNucifraga multipunctataprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.