brown body covered with white spots; long sharp bill (Finland; 2008-09-13)
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Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Native Range: Eurasia
Notes:
Eurasia's counterpart of North America's Clark's Nutcracker; inhabits coniferous and mixed forests where it gathers and then either immediately eats or caches acorns, hazelnuts, and ther such goodies; highly distinctive plumage, body size, and body shape; no sexual dimorphism.
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