Kashmir nutcracker
Nucifraga multipunctata Gould, 1849
Status not recordedsongbirds
The kashmir nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata) is a species in the family Corvidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 172.5 g to 191 g and live up to 16.2 years.
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Quick facts about the kashmir nutcracker
- Weight
- 172.5 g – 191 g
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 16.1 years
- Diet
- Granivore
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest
- Egg incubation
- 18 days
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.5
- Age at maturity
- 12 months
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1
- Lifestyle
- Perching
- Migration
- Partial
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the kashmir nutcracker live?
Not recorded
Is the kashmir nutcracker endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the kashmir nutcracker classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCorvidae
- genusNucifraga
- SpeciesNucifraga multipunctata Gould, 1849
Synonyms Nucifraga caryocatactes multipunctata, Nucifraga multimaculata, Nucifraga multipunctata multipunctata
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Large-spotted nutcrackerEnglish
- كسار البندق الكشميريArabic
- trencanous de l'HimàlaiaCatalan
- HimalayanøddekrigeDanish
- HimalajahäherGerman
- kaŝmira nuksrompuloEsperanto
- Cascanueces de KashmirSpanish
- kašmiiri mänsakEstonian
- KashmirinhakkiFinnish
- Cassenoix du CachemireFrench
- himalajska krejaCroatian
- Nocciolaia del KashmirItalian
- カシミールホシガラスJapanese
- kašmyrinė riešutinėLithuanian
- HimalayanotenkrakerDutch
- kashmirnøttekråkeNorwegian
- orzechówka plamistaPolish
- وڈا دھبیانوالا گری توڑناWestern Panjabi
- Quebra-nozes-da-CaxemiraPortuguese
- Кашмирская кедровкаRussian
- orešnica kašmírskaSlovak
- Kašmirska lešnikaraSerbian
- kashmirnötkråkaSwedish
- Kaşmir KargasıTurkish
- горіхівка кашмірськаUkrainian
- 大斑星鴉Chinese
- Plettet NøddekrigeDanish
- HimalayahäherGerman
- Cascanueces del HimalayaSpanish
- Cassenoix à grandes tachesFrench
- quebra-nozes-de-caxemiraPortuguese
- quebra-nozes-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
- 大斑星鸦Chinese
Relatives of the kashmir nutcracker
Other species in the same genus Nucifraga.
Northern nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Clark's crow
Nucifraga columbiana
Southern nutcracker
Nucifraga hemispila
CompareKashmir nutcracker vs Northern nutcrackerKashmir nutcracker vs Clark's crowKashmir nutcracker vs Southern nutcrackerKashmir nutcracker vs Nucifraga arquata
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the kashmir nutcracker?
An adult kashmir nutcracker weighs 172.5 g – 191 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
How long does the kashmir nutcracker live?
The kashmir nutcracker has a recorded lifespan of 16.1 years.
What kind of animal is the kashmir nutcracker?
The kashmir nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata) belongs to the family Corvidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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