Pyrrhocorax |

P. graculus
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Scientific classification |
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Pyrrhocorax is the name of a
genus of black European
birds in the
Corvidae (crow)
family. They are given the name of
chough because of the sound they make.
They are predominantly black in colour with brightly
coloured legs, feet, and bills. They have long broad wings
for soaring and are often spectacular aeronauts.
The two species are below:
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Chough or Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax)
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Alpine Chough or Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax
graculus)
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