Alpine chough: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Alpine chough lives – recorded in 25 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pyrrhocorax graculus
Group	Crows, jays & magpies
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	25 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Corvidae

Where does the Alpine chough live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Alpine chough in 25 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Alpine chough endangered?

The Alpine chough’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Alpine chough?

The Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Corvidae, genus Pyrrhocorax. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Alpine chough

The Alpine chough (; chuf) or yellow-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its two subspecies breed in high mountains from Spain eastwards through southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia and Nepal, and it may nest at a higher altitude than any other bird. Its eggs have adaptations to the thin atmosphere that improve oxygen take-up and reduce water loss.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alpine chough (revision 1380393985), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q191386 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).