Bird
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes · Corvidae · Passeriformes
Best monthsAug–Octmost records
Records355,950in 36 countries
Most seen inSweden166,040 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
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About
Eurasian Nutcracker in brief
The eurasian nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is a bird of the Corvidae family — species of bird.
Across the 36 countries we cover it has 355,950 published records, most of them from Sweden, Norway and Finland. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in August, September and October and fall to their lowest in April and May.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden166,040 records · best Sep, Aug
Norway55,271 records · best Aug, Sep
Finland30,723 records · best Nov, Sep
France28,822 records · best Aug, Jul
Austria15,245 records · best Jul, Aug
Switzerland10,383 records · best Jul, Aug
Russia8,761 records · best Sep, Aug
Estonia8,509 records · best Sep, Aug
Italy8,042 records · best Jul, Aug
Germany5,627 records · best Jan, Sep
Denmark4,854 records · best Oct, Sep
Bulgaria2,270 records · best Jul, Aug
Poland2,008 records · best Aug, Sep
Czechia1,883 records · best Sep, Aug
Slovakia1,142 records · best Aug, Jul
Japan1,082 records · best Sep, Jul
Romania941 records · best Aug, Jul
Ukraine731 records · best Oct, Aug
Slovenia644 records · best Sep, Jul
Kazakhstan543 records · best May, Jun
Mongolia506 records · best Jun, May
Lithuania384 records · best Aug, Sep
Latvia285 records · best Sep, Aug
Belarus236 records · best Feb, Aug
Serbia217 records · best Aug, Jul
Montenegro208 records · best Aug, Jun
Kyrgyzstan186 records · best Jul, Aug
Bosnia and Herzegovina120 records · best Aug, Jul
Croatia86 records · best Jun, May
Hungary68 records · best Jan, Nov
Liechtenstein40 records · best Oct, Sep
Kosovo34 records · best Jul, Jun
Albania31 records · best Jul, Aug
North Macedonia22 records · best Aug, May
Luxembourg3 records · best Mar, Apr
North Korea3 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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