Eurasian Nutcracker

Eurasian Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Mercantour National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
30–40%
2 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
3 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
0–10%
4 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
6 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
<5%
7 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
<5%
8 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Eurasian Nutcracker in Mercantour National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Eurasian Nutcracker sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Eurasian Nutcracker in Mercantour National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Eurasian Nutcracker in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.

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