Genus

Nutcrackers

Nucifraga

2 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCorvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies)
GenusNucifraga (Nutcrackers)

Species in this group

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Nucifraga columbiana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Nutcrackers

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~40%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~40%
2	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	~40%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~40%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~30%
4	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~30%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~30%
5	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~30%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~30%
6	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~20%
7	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~20%
8	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~20%
9	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~10%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~10%
11	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~10%
12	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~10%
13	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~10%
14	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			~10%
15	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Clark's Nutcracker			~10%
16	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			<5%
17	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			<5%
18	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			<5%
19	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			<5%
20	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			<5%
21	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			Insufficient data
22	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	<5%
	Eurasian Nutcracker			<5%
23	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			<5%
24	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			Insufficient data
25	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			Insufficient data
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			<5%
27	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Clark's Nutcracker			Insufficient data

Nutcrackers

Species in this group

Clark's Nutcracker

Eurasian Nutcracker

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Nutcrackers

Parks Ranked