About the Red-billed Chough
The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from the western coasts of Ireland and Britain east through southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East to Central Asia, India and China.
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Taxonomy & Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Passeriformes |
| Family | Crows, Jays, and Magpies (Corvidae) |
| Species | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
| Species Codes | rebcho1, RBCH |
Frequently Asked Questions
What family does the Red-billed Chough belong to?
The Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) belongs to the Crows, Jays, and Magpies family (Corvidae), in the order Passeriformes.
How can I identify the Red-billed Chough?
The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from the western coasts of Ireland and Britain east through southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East ...
Where can I report a Red-billed Chough sighting?
You can log sightings of Red-billed Chough on eBird (ebird.org) using species code rebcho1, or on iNaturalist.
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