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Les And Bill RedRed-billed chough Red-billed chough Bird in the crow family from Eurasia and North Africa The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough (/ˈtʃʌf/ 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. Quick facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ... Red-billed chough Adult of subspecies P. p. pyrrhocorax at South Stack, Anglesey Adult P. p. himalayanus in Sikkim, India Calls, recorded in Cardiganshire, Wales Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order:… (Source: Wikipedia)
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