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Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
25 photos
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Sounds
- Recording by Pascal Christe (XC589717). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Common RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Italy | 1,339 |
|---|---|
| France | 1,274 |
| Switzerland | 1,241 |
| Austria | 1,038 |
| Nord-Est | 870 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 828 |
| Germany | 613 |
| Bayern | 611 |
| Tirol | 492 |
| Nord-Ovest | 452 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- Tool-usingUses tools to obtain food or solve problemsChecked by the maintainer
- SmartDemonstrates problem-solving and learningChecked by the maintainer
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Crows, Jays, and Magpies · Corvidae |
| Genus | Choughs · Pyrrhocorax |
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Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Yellow-billed Chough with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.