---
title: "Southern Nutcracker"
description: "Nucifraga hemispila — Aves. The southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-nutcracker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Nutcracker

> Nucifraga hemispila — Aves. The southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae.

- Scientific name: *Nucifraga hemispila*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `mountains` (Montanhas)
- iNaturalist observations: 1104
- Wikidata: [Q31874513](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31874513)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1583632](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1583632)

## Names

- en: Southern Nutcracker
- de: Fichtenhäher
- es: Cascanueces sureño
- fr: Cassenoix de Chine

## Countries with the most observations

TW (556), CN (223), BT (114), IN (84), NP (60)

## Summary

The southern nutcracker (Nucifraga hemispila) is a passerine bird in the crow family Corvidae. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the northern nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) and the Kashmir nutcracker (Nucifraga multipunctata) under the English name "spotted nutcracker".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_nutcracker

## Photo

![Southern Nutcracker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-nutcracker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stefan C · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270638927

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-nutcracker?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).