| Southern nutcracker | |
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| Nucifraga hemispila hemispila in western Nepal | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Corvidae |
| Genus: | Nucifraga |
| Species: | N. hemispila
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| Binomial name | |
| Nucifraga hemispila Vigors, 1831
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| Synonyms | |
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Nucifraga caryocatactes hemispila | |
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".
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Nucifraga hemispila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103727443A104100871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103727443A104100871.en. Retrieved 16 September 2024.