Southern Nutcracker

Nucifraga hemispila
Family
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
eurnut4, SONU, SPNU
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCrows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae)
SpeciesNucifraga hemispila
Codeseurnut4, SONU, SPNU
Identification

The Southern Nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a member of the Crows, Jays, and Magpies family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code eurnut4 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.