Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Red-billed Chough
The Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) 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 pyrrhocorax
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-billed Chough
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax erythroramphos
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax barbarus
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax docilis
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax centralis
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax himalayanus
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax brachypus
- Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax baileyi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Upupa Pyrrhocorax
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- England.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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