Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCorvidae (Còrvids)
- GenusPyrrhocorax (Choughs)
- SpeciesPyrrhocorax graculus (Alpine Chough)
Closest Relatives at Picos de Europa National Park
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Great Tit
Parus major
📅 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 Picos de Europa National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Alpine Chough sighting in Picos de Europa National Park, based on 610 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Alpine Chough in Picos de Europa National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Chough in Picos de Europa National Park in our monthly data.