Red-billed Chough

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q643836
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Summary

Red-billed Chough is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,732 views/month, #1,449 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Pyrrhocorax[5]
  • Endemic to: Dzuluk[6], Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary[7], Lachen[8], Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary[9], Sela Pass[10]
  • Taxon name: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax[11]
  • Commons category: Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax[12]
  • Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
  • Original combination: Upupa pyrrhocorax[16]
  • Short name: P. pyrrhocorax[17]
  • Taxon common name: brân goesgoch[18], Red-billed Chough[19], Alpenkrähe[20], Chova Piquirroja[21], gralla de bec vermell[22], kavče červenozobé[23], kaljuhakk[24], Alpekråke[25], Клушица[26], ベニハシガラス[27], Alpekrage[28], alppivaris[29], havasi varjú[30], wrończyk (zwyczajny)[31]
  • Wingspan: 82 cm[32]
  • Mass: 312 g[33], 263 g[34]

Body

Identifiers

Red-billed Chough's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 56790[35]. Red-billed Chough's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515240[36]. Red-billed Chough's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482552[37]. Red-billed Chough's ITIS TSN is recorded as 562653[38].

Why It Matters

Red-billed Chough has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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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] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. 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] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . app.bto.org. app.bto.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . The Birds of Africa. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . The Birds of Africa. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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