Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Aves
      Order: Passeriformes
        Family: Corvidae
          Genus: Nucifraga
            Species: columbiana

Clark's Nutcracker - Nucifraga columbiana

Clark's Nutcracker

Image courtesy of Biota Information System of New Mexico

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Clark?s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) is a large (28 cm) songbird that is distributed from central British Columbia to southern New Mexico. They are mainly found at altitudes of 914-3,932 m. Their primary food source is pine seeds, which they also cache for winter.

Status

Global Rank: G5

State Rank: S4

Rank Metadata
State Rank: S4 Rank Changed: 02/07/2005
Rank Reviewed: 02/07/2005
Reason: N/A
 
Ecological Factors
Specificity: N/A Range Extent: N/A
Occurences: N/A Population Size: N/A
Area of Occupancy: N/A Threat Summary: N/A

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SWAP Status: SGCN

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Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 31

Number of Mapped Locations: 68

Number of Observations: 1

Observation date range: 05-06-1964 to 05-06-1964


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