📷: Spotted nutcracker, Eurasian nutcracker, or simply nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) by Takashi_Yanagisawa via Pixabay 2018 The photo shows a medium-sized, mostly dark brown bird with a striking appearance. Its body is heavily speckled with white, particularly on its head, neck, and underparts. It has a long, pointed black beak, black wings, and a short tail with white tips. Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Distribution: Extensive, from western Europe to eastern Asia. Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Passeriformes (Perching birds) Family: Corvidae (Crow family/Corvids Genus: Nucifraga (Nutcrackers) Species: N. caryocatactes CC: FAWD

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