{"id":25416,"date":"2012-11-05T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:14:54","slug":"chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/","title":{"rendered":"Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chough is the genus Pyrrhocorax of birds in the Corvidae (crow) family. They are predominantly black in colour with brightly coloured legs, feet, and bills. They have long broad wings and perform spectacular aerobatics. This genus is not to be mistaken for the White-winged Chough of Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Red-billed Chough\u00a0<i>Pyrrhocorax\u00a0pyrrhocorax<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-288-25416\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2146\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-9.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2145\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-8.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2144\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-7.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2143\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-6.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2142\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-5.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2141\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-4.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2140\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-3.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2139\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-2.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2138\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-11.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Barley Cove, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Barley Cove, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2137\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-10.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Gubbeen, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/thumbs\/thumbs_chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2136\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax\/chough-pyrrhocorax-pyrrhocorax-1.jpg\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) at Mount Gabriel, Co. 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