Least ConcernEurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
One of the 2 nutcrackers on WAnimals
Birds · Passeriformes · Corvidae
Nucifraga caryocatactes
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The northern nutcracker is a brown corvid speckled with white spots, with a white-tipped tail. Its life revolves around storing seeds: in autumn it collects thousands of Swiss stone pine nuts or hazelnuts and buries them in individual caches spread over kilometres of forest, which it then recovers beneath the snow thanks to an extraordinary spatial memory. Those it does not recover germinate, and much of the regeneration of the Alpine Swiss stone pine depends on it.
Weight
130 g – 200 g
Size
32 cm – 35 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_nutcracker
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