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Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Flocks tumble and soar on mountain winds. In the Himalayas it lives as high as 6,000 m (20,000 ft) in summer.

Where to see it for real: Feeds on short grassy slopes and nests in cliffs or old buildings.

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Lives in the Mountain lake habitat (Eastern Himalayas, Yunnan, China, at about 3,700 m).

Red-billed Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0, via iNaturalist. Cut out from the original photo.

Red-billed Chough facts

Family
Crows and jays
Length
16 in (40 cm)
Wingspan
31 in (80 cm)
Weight
11 oz (300 g)
Diet
Insects and larvae dug from short grass with its curved red bill.
Range
Mountains and sea cliffs from Britain and Spain to the Himalayas and China.
Nest
A bulky nest of sticks and wool in a cliff crack or building.
Song
A loud, ringing "chee-ow".
Active
by day
Status
Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: widespread and not at risk.

What the Red-billed Chough sounds like

Recording 1: Amadeo A. Pombo Eirín, CC BY-SA 4.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.
Recording 2: Jochem Verweij, CC BY-SA 4.0, original on xeno-canto. Trimmed and cleaned of low background noise.

More: bird songs and calls.

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