Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPyrrhocorax (Choughs)
- SpeciesPyrrhocorax graculus (Alpine Chough)
Closest Relatives at Khangchendzonga National Park
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Gold-billed Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris
Gray Treepie
Dendrocitta formosae
House Crow
Corvus splendens
Collared Treepie
Dendrocitta frontalis
Common Green Magpie
Cissa chinensis
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 9 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Chough in Khangchendzonga National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Alpine Chough sighting in Khangchendzonga National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Alpine Chough in Khangchendzonga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Chough in Khangchendzonga National Park in our monthly data.