Red-billed Chough
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Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Hemis National Park
352 Verified records at Hemis National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough ( CHUF; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mountains and coastal cliffs from the western coasts of Ireland and Britain east through southern Europe, North Africa and Middle East to Central Asia, India and China. This bird has glossy black plumage, a long curved red bill, red legs, and a loud, ringing call. It has a buoyant acrobatic flight with widely spread primaries. The red-billed chough pairs for life and displays fidelity to its breeding site, which is usually a cave or crevice in a cliff face. It builds a wool-lined stick nest and lays three eggs. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Chough sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 352 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

Alpine Chough
LC

Alpine Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax graculus

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

90–100% · Very likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
Common Raven
LC

Common Raven

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corax

<5% · Rare
House Crow
LC

House Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus splendens

<5% · Rare
Rook
LC

Rook

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus frugilegus

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Black Redstart
LC

Black Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus ochruros

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
60–70
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
50–60%
2 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
3 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
4 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
30–40%
5 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
6 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
20–30%
7 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
9 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
10 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
12 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
13 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
14 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
5–10%
15 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
16 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
17 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-billed Chough in Hemis National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Chough sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 352 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-billed Chough in Hemis National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Red-billed Chough in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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