Some species, such as the Himalayan Treepie, are more fruit orientated than most. All breed between March and July and most build relatively flimsy nests. The European Magpie, however, builds a relatively strong, roofed nest and the Green Magpie builds very large solid nests. This will help assure your good luck throughout the day. Return to Menu Nutcrackers Nutcrackers are so named because they generally eat nuts of both pine and deciduous trees.
Nutcrackers are unusual corvids having considerable amounts of brown in their colouration.
The European species is found in temperate climes from Europe to Japan including the Himalaya, though otherwise its distribution is more northerly than this. Clark's Nutcracker occurs in central to west coast N America from Canada to California. Nutcrackers have a special projection inside the lower mandible of their bill that makes it easier for them to crack nuts. Nutcrackers also have a throat pouch in which they can carry food items without having to swallow them. The young are fed from this.