Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Alpine Chough
The Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Corvidae (Crows, Jays, and Magpies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Alpine Chough
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus
- Pyrrhocorax graculus digitatus
- Pyrrhocorax graculus forsythi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Corvus Graculus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Swiss Alps.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.158
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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