Alunar | Facts & Information
# Alunar | Facts & Information
Alunar | Discover Fascinating Facts and Information About Alunar
It is a songbird one of two, the other being in western North America.
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The hazelnut (Nucifraga caryocatactes) is a popular name of the bird that is actually called The Mountain Jay. She is also known as The Nutcracker.
It was one of many species described by Linnaeus in his 18th-century work that still bears his name (Nucifraga caryocatactes).
The scientific name comes from Latin and Means "Nutcracker".
It's also called the chocolate Crow.
Alunar Food
Most of the nutrition of a hazelnut is made up of seeds of different types, pine, spruce, etc.nuts break them with their thin beak at the tip and strong.
All it takes is a crack to open the nut, then it's all a formality. When he comes across a nut with a thicker shell that cannot normally break it, he holds it with his claw and hits the shell with his beak like a chisel.
It is a bird known for sowing trees, especially pine trees. Besides seeds and nuts it feeds on various insects, smaller birds, nest eggs, small rodents, and others.
Features Of The Hazelnut
It has dark brown plumage with white spots. The wings are long, the tail short, the feathers on the head subtly brownish with lengthening on the nape, and around the eyes have a white ring.
The beak is black and pointed and the legs black. The length varies between 32-40cm from the beak to the tip of the tail and the wingspan is 48-55cm.
The sounds he makes are loud.
Breeding The Alunar
Nesting always starts early in the Hazel.
The nest is usually built in the upper part of coniferous trees, usually on the sunny side.
The female usually lays 2-4 eggs that are incubated for 18 days. Both parents feed the Cubs for about 3 weeks.
They stay with the family for several months and learn food storage and survival techniques.
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