Alpine Chough

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q191386
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Summary

Alpine Chough is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,257 views/month, #655 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pyrrhocorax[5]
  • Endemic to: Tso Lhamo Cold Desert Conservation Area[6], Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary[7], Sela Pass[8]
  • Taxon name: Pyrrhocorax graculus[9]
  • Commons category: Pyrrhocorax graculus[10]
  • Said to be the same as: Kaier[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pyrrhocorax graculus[12]
  • Commons gallery: Pyrrhocorax graculus[13]
  • Described by source: Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[14]
  • Short name: P. graculus[15]
  • Taxon common name: Alpine Chough[16], Alpendohle[17], Chocard à bec jaune[18], Gracchio alpino[19], Chova piquigualda[20], Alpenkauw[21], Alpeallike[22], Alpekaie[23], Альпийская галка[24], キバシガラス[25], alpkaja[26], alppinaakka[27], wieszczek[28], mägihakk[29]

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Identifiers

Alpine Chough's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8350[30]. Alpine Chough's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56789[31]. Alpine Chough's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515241[32]. Alpine Chough's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482553[33]. Alpine Chough's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562652[34].

Why It Matters

Alpine Chough has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . sikkimforest.gov.in. sikkimforest.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [34] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [33] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C9304
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C9304, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 16w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature
    Litter size → {'amount': '+4.2'}
    Instance of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Regional conservation status: Vulnerable, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
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