Kashmir Nutcracker

Overview

Kashmir Nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata) is a species of Crows, Jays (Corvidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Nucifraga; binomial: Nucifraga multipunctata; authority: Gould, 1849.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Nucifraga multipunctata is split from N. caryocatactes (Madge & Burn 1994; Rasmussen & Anderton 2005; de Raad et al. 2022); change English Name to more accurate Large-spotted Nutcracker. Revise English name to Kashmir Nutcracker following Rasmussen & Anderton (2012).