Subspecies:pyrrhocorax recorded in Britain (of 8 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
40 cm
Wingspan:
82 cm
Weight:
M/F: 310 g
Scientific name from:
Gr.: purrhos=flame-coloured + korax=raven
World Distribution:
Locally in Eurasia, Ethiopia
Habitat:
Open country, often rocky
Diet:
Soil-dwelling invertebrates, winter, also grain and berries, on open ground
TitBit:
Legend has it that when the Chough returns to breed in Cornwall, King Arthur will rise again. It is said he turned into a chough on his death, and the bird is included in the county arms. The first to breed there recently did so in 2001…
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
No distribution maps available
British Population Size:
Summer:
428 to 496 pairs
in 2002
  First Record:
Recorded in Medieval times
[Fossil evidence from
Ipswichian (last) interglacial, c. 125,000 yr ago]
Latest Survey:
Johnstone, I. et al. (2007) Bird Study 54:23-34
Conservation Status: AMBERbecause
Species of European Concern,