Latin Etymology: Nucifraga ("nut breaker") caryocatactes ("nut shatter")
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Adult Eurasian Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) at Mundesley, Norfolk, UK - October 2026
Featured Subspecies: Nucifraga caryocatactes caryocatactes
Weight: 124-220g / Length: 32-38cm / Wingspan: 49-53cm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A specialist in pine nuts found across the high mountains and taigas of Eurasia and among the most elusive of Europes corvid species. Similar to jays, they store seeds for winter, which helps generate forest by effectively having seeds planted. An unusual instance of a species which isn't migratory but is irruptive, and when a pine crop fails they will disperse more widely, as would be the case for this individual that appeared in Mundesley, Norfolk in 2026.
Related Species:
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae
Genus: Nucifraga
SUBSPECIES: N. c. caryocatactes, N. c. macrorhynchos, N. c. rothschildi, N. c. japonica
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - An extremely infrequent vagrant
Vagrant bird in Mundesley, Norfolk in October 2026
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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