Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPyrrhocorax (Choughs)
- SpeciesPyrrhocorax graculus (Alpine Chough)
Closest Relatives at Mercantour National Park
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Eurasian Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Great Tit
Parus major
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
📅 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 Mercantour National Park?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Alpine Chough sighting in Mercantour National Park, based on 80 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Alpine Chough in Mercantour National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Chough in Mercantour National Park in our monthly data.