Chough  (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Corvidae
Genus Pyrrhocorax (1)
Size Wingspan: 68-80 cm (2)
Length: 37-41 cm (2)
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Status

Protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, listed under Annex I of the EC Birds Directive, and Appendix II of the Bern Convention (3). Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern) (11).