http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en...chough
1 a black Eurasian and North African bird of the crow family, with a downcurved bill and broad, rounded wings , typically frequenting mountains and sea cliffs. Genus Pyrrhocorax (and Pseudopodoces), family Corvidae: three species, especially the
(red-billed) chough (P. pyrrhocorax)2 (also white-winged chough)a black and white Australian bird of the mud-nester family. Corcorax melanorhamphos, family Corcoracidae (or Grallinidae)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/114...chough, any of three crowlike birds with down-curved bills. In the family Corvidae (order Passeriformes) are the
common chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax), of sea cliffs and rocky uplands from the British Isles to China, and the alpine chough (P. graculus), of high mountains from Morocco and Spain to the Himalayas. Both are about 38 cm (15 inches) long and glossy blue-black; the former is red-billed, the latter yellow-billed. These choughs are gregarious, have whistling calls, and are aerial acrobats. In the family Corcoracidae is the white-winged chough (Corcorax melanorhamphus) of Australian forests.
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleR...Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 562653
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Taxonomic Rank: Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s): Red-billed Chough [English]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_ChoughThe
Red-billed Chough or Chough (pronounced /ˈtʃʌf/ chuff), Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, is a bird in the crow family; it is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from Ireland and Great Britain east through southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia, India and China.
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"Chough" was originally an alternative onomatopoeic name for the Jackdaw, Corvus monedula, based on its call. The similar red-billed species, formerly particularly common in Cornwall, became known initially as "
Cornish Chough" and then just "Chough", the name transferring from one species to the other.
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=14166The
Cornish ChoughThe Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a member of the crow family with a red beak and legs, and an excitable, high-pitched 'chi-ow' call from which it gets its name. It is extremely acrobatic and its tumbling display flights make a truly impressive sight. The Chough is included in the county's coat of arms alongside the miner and the fisherman, reflecting the bird's importance in Cornish culture. It also appears regularly in Cornish legend and it is said that King Arthur was transformed into a chough when he died, the red feet and beak representing his violent, bloody end.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/nam...Cornish choughs
This red-legged, red-billed member of the crow family earned itself the name 'Cornish chough' because of its close association with the county for several hundred years. There can be few instances of such a close association between a county and a bird. Even today, the chough's symbolism for Cornwall can be easily found for it features on the county coat of arms, proudly sitting on top of the crest flanked by a tin miner and fisherman as a striking reminder of the county's proud traditions.
http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/avibase.jsp.
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Chough English Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Common Chough English Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Cornish Chough English Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
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Long-billed Chough English Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Red-billed Chough English Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
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http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=D...Alpenkrähe (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) (Linnaeus, 1758)
http://www.zoodirektoren.de/staticsite/drucke...Alpenkrähe
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Engl.: The Red-billed Chough
Franz.: Le crave à bec rouge
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Besonderes: Die Alpenkrähe kommt im deutschsprachigen Raum nur im Kanton Wallis vor, wo etwa 40-60 Brutpaare leben. Die Paare leben in Dauerehe, wobei das Weibchen vom Partner ganzjährig mit Futter versorgt wird. Sie brüten in Höhenlagen von 1600-3000 m. Obwohl sie im selben Lebensraum wie die Alpendohle vorkommen, werden nur selten gemischte Trupps angetroffen.
http://www.wissen.de/wde/generator/wissen/res...Alpenkrähe
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
rotschnäbliger Rabenvogel der europäischen, nordafrikanischen und asiatischen Gebirge. → Alpendohle.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpenkr%C3%A4heDie Alpenkrähe (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) ist eine Singvogelart aus der Familie der Rabenvögel (Corvidae). Es werden acht Unterarten unterschieden. Die Alpenkrähe ist eng mit der Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus) verwandt und wird manchmal auch als Steindohle bezeichnet. Fruchtbare Kreuzungen zwischen den beiden sind im Innsbrucker Alpenzoo gelungen.
