Red-billed chough / Alpenkrähe (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Wikipedia: Red-billed chough Source: WIKIPEDIA Pyrrhocorax_pyrrhocorax_-standing-8.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Pyrrhocorax (Pyrrhocorax); Family Corvidae (Corvidae)
endangered Etymology: [6], "Chough" was originally an alternative onomatopoeic name for the jackdaw, Corvus monedula, based on its call. [Link]
Vocalization: Easily distinguished from the thin, trilling, whistling sounds of Alpine Chough. [Link]

Seasonal behavior

Year-round bird
Breeding: 04-01 - 07-10
More details at Vogelwarte.ch

Other Details

Physical details

Physical details: length=39-40 cm, wingspan=73-90 cm, weight=260-350 g
Habitats: Mountain

Vocalisation

Calls: Ebird: Gives a variety of calls, including a loud “chaw!”, as well as higher-pitched gull-like mewing calls. [Link]
Call: A rapidly descending "keeaaaw", sometimes resembling a coarse jackdaw. At other times a more mewing sound, with similar coarseness, or a sharper, descending "kieew". [Link] 1: Higher-pitched falling graak.
2: No details but a Xeno-Canto recording.
XC417702 - Red-billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - flight call recorded in Spain.

XC417702 - Red-billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - flight call recorded in Spain. Spain ♫ Source: XENOCANTO XC417702 - Red-billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax - flight call recorded in Spain.mp3 Spain (flight call)


Call attributes: Call melody: non-musical, slow, Frequency: low (1-3 KHz), Special sounds: cawing.