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Least Concern

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) — Crows, Jays & Magpies of Europe & Northern Asia.

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The Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a member of the Corvidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia. Adults weigh 277 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

LC Least Concern

Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Passeriformes
  3. Family Corvidae Crows, Jays
  4. Genus Pyrrhocorax
  5. Species pyrrhocorax

Where it lives

Widespread, also northwestern, northeastern Africa

Quick facts

Weight
277 g
Family
Corvidae

How to identify

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Biology & behaviour

Diet

The Red-billed Chough is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Behaviour

A bird of rocky terrain, it forages mainly on the ground.

Migration

The Red-billed Chough is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

The Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) belongs to the Corvidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Europe & Northern Asia. Its distribution covers PAL widespread, also nw, ne Africa.

It is a large bird. Adults weighs around 277 g, with a wing length of about 28.5 cm and a tail of around 13.3 cm.

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

Its mapped global range covers an estimated 13 million km² — a very large global range.

Songs & calls

Red-billed Chough — Call

Recorded by Barry Edmonston Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frequently asked questions

How big is the Red-billed Chough?

The Red-billed Chough is a large bird that weighs around 277 g.

Where does the Red-billed Chough live?

The Red-billed Chough is found across Europe & Northern Asia with a range covering PAL widespread, also nw, ne Africa, where it favours open grassland, scrub and lightly vegetated country.

What family does the Red-billed Chough belong to?

The Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) belongs to the Corvidae family, in the order Passeriformes.

What does the Red-billed Chough eat?

The Red-billed Chough is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.

Does the Red-billed Chough migrate?

The Red-billed Chough is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.

Is the Red-billed Chough endangered?

The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.

What sound does the Red-billed Chough make?

1 real field recording of the Red-billed Chough — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.

How large is the Red-billed Chough's range?

The Red-billed Chough has a mapped global range of about 13 million km².

Conservation

Least Concern

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