Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
Conservation Status
Least ConcernAves · Passeriformes · Corvidae
About
Clark's nutcracker, also known as Clark's crow, is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae, native to the mountains of western North America. The nutcracker is an omnivore, but subsists mainly on pine nuts, burying seeds in the ground in the summer and then retrieving them in the winter by memory. The bird was described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with William Clark first observing it in 1805 along the banks of the Salmon River, a tributary of the Columbia River.
Fun Fact
The nutcracker is an omnivore, but subsists mainly on pine nuts, burying seeds in the ground in the summer and then retrieving them in the winter by memory.
Quick Facts
Habitat
Found in mountains at altitudes of 900–3,900 metres (3,000–12,900 ft) in conifer forest.
Diet
Omnivore
Lifespan
To be updated
Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance