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Nutcracker (bird)
The
nutcrackers
(
Nucifraga
) are a
genus
of three
species
of
passerine
bird
, in the family
Corvidae
, related to the
jays
and
crows
. One, the
spotted nutcracker
(
Nucifraga caryocatactes
), occurs in
Europe
and
Asia
. The next, the
large-spotted nutcracker
(
Nucifraga multipunctata
) occurs in the
Himalayas
and is sometimes considered a subspecies of the spotted. The last, the
Clark's nutcracker
(
Nucifraga columbiana
), occurs in western
North America
.
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