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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Passeriformes > Family: Corvidae > Genus: Pyrrhocorax > Species: Pyrrhocorax graculus

Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
EU Population status	Unknown
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 1 other international agreement
Natura 2000 sites	110 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	sparsely vegetated land
Natura 2000 species code	A345

Distribution

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Threat and EU population status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Least Concern

Europe

Least Concern

EU population status

The status of the population at the EU level was evaluated at the species level; this was based on the reports delivered by Member States under Article 12 of the Birds Directive (see fact sheet below). The EU status assessment can cover several subspecies/subspecific population units. For more information, please consult the species fact sheet and link below.

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

Sources:

Population status categories for bird species under the Birds Directive

Secure

Near Threatened, declining or depleted

Threatened (i.e. vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, regionally extinct)

Unknown or not evaluated

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
ES0000018	Spain	Prepirineu Central català	Map
ES0000022	Spain	Aigüestortes	Map
ES0000282	Spain	SALVATIERRA - FOZES DE FAGO Y BINIÉS	Map
ES0000283	Spain	SIERRAS DE LEYRE Y ORBA	Map
ES2110018	Spain	Arabako hegoaldeko mendilerroak / Sierras meridionales de Álava	Map
ES2120008	Spain	Hernio-Gazume	Map
ES5130003	Spain	Alt Pallars	Map
ES5130004	Spain	Baish Aran	Map
ES5130005	Spain	Era Artiga de Lin - Eth Portilhon	Map
ES5130010	Spain	Serra de Boumort-Collegats	Map
ES5130015	Spain	Serres del Montsec, Sant Mamet i Mitjana	Map
IT1140016	Italy	Alpi Veglia e Devero - Monte Giove	Map
IT1160021	Italy	Gruppo del Tenibres	Map
IT1160056	Italy	Alpi Marittime	Map
IT1160057	Italy	Alte Valli Pesio e Tanaro	Map
IT1313776	Italy	Piancavallo	Map
IT1314610	Italy	Monte Saccarello - Monte Fronté	Map
IT1314677	Italy	Saccarello - Garlenda	Map
IT1323920	Italy	Monte Galero	Map
IT2020303	Italy	Valsolda	Map
IT2030001	Italy	Grigna Settentrionale	Map
IT2040001	Italy	Val Viera e Cime di Fopel	Map
IT2040002	Italy	Motto di Livigno - Val Saliente	Map
IT2040003	Italy	Val Federia	Map
IT2040005	Italy	Valle della Forcola	Map
IT2040006	Italy	La Vallaccia - Pizzo Filone	Map
IT2040007	Italy	Passo e Monte di Foscagno	Map
IT2040011	Italy	Monte Vago - Val di Campo - Val Nera	Map
IT2040012	Italy	Val Viola Bormina - Ghiacciaio di Cima dei Piazzi	Map
IT2040016	Italy	Monte di Scerscen - Ghiacciai di Scerscen - Monte Motta	Map
IT2040017	Italy	Disgrazia - Sissone	Map
IT2040018	Italy	Val Codera	Map
IT2040019	Italy	Bagni di Masino - Pizzo Badile	Map
IT2040020	Italy	Val di Mello - Piano di Preda Rossa	Map
IT2040021	Italy	Val di Togno - Pizzo Scalino	Map
IT2040023	Italy	Valle dei Ratti	Map
IT2040026	Italy	Val Lesina	Map
IT2040028	Italy	Valle del Bitto di Albaredo	Map
IT2040029	Italy	Val Tartano	Map
IT2040030	Italy	Val Madre	Map
IT2040031	Italy	Val Cervia	Map
IT2040032	Italy	Valle del Livrio	Map
IT2040033	Italy	Val Venina	Map
IT2040034	Italy	Valle d'Arigna e Ghiacciaio di Pizzo di Coca	Map
IT2040035	Italy	Val Bondone - Val Caronella	Map
IT2040036	Italy	Val Belviso	Map
IT2040039	Italy	Val Zerta	Map
IT2040040	Italy	Val Bodengo	Map
IT2040044	Italy	Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio	Map
IT2060001	Italy	Valtorta e Valmoresca	Map
IT2060002	Italy	Valle di Piazzatorre - Isola di Fondra	Map
IT2060003	Italy	Alta Val Brembana - Laghi Gemelli	Map
IT2060004	Italy	Alta Val di Scalve	Map
IT2060005	Italy	Val Sedornia - Val Zurio - Pizzo della Presolana	Map
IT2060007	Italy	Valle Asinina	Map
IT2060008	Italy	Valle Parina	Map
IT2060009	Italy	Val Nossana - Cima di Grem	Map
IT2060011	Italy	Canto Alto e Valle del Giongo	Map
IT2060301	Italy	Monte Resegone	Map
IT2070001	Italy	Torbiere del Tonale	Map
IT2070002	Italy	Monte Piccolo - Monte Colmo	Map
IT2070003	Italy	Val Rabbia e Val Galinera	Map
IT2070004	Italy	Monte Marser - Corni di Bos	Map
IT2070005	Italy	Pizzo Badile - Alta Val Zumella	Map
IT2070006	Italy	Pascoli di Crocedomini - Alta Val Caffaro	Map
IT2070007	Italy	Vallone del Forcel Rosso	Map
IT2070008	Italy	Cresta Monte Colombé e Cima Barbignaga	Map
IT2070009	Italy	Versanti dell'Avio	Map
IT2070010	Italy	Piz Olda - Val Malga	Map
IT2070012	Italy	Torbiere di Val Braone	Map
IT2070013	Italy	Ghiacciaio dell'Adamello	Map
IT2070017	Italy	Valli di San Antonio	Map
IT2070022	Italy	Corno della Marogna	Map
IT2070302	Italy	Val Caffaro	Map
IT2070303	Italy	Val Grigna	Map
IT3220036	Italy	Altopiano dei Sette Comuni	Map
IT3230071	Italy	Dolomiti di Ampezzo	Map
IT3230078	Italy	Gruppo del Popera - Dolomiti di Auronzo e di Val Comelico	Map
IT3230080	Italy	Val Talagona - Gruppo Monte Cridola - Monte Duranno	Map
IT3230083	Italy	Dolomiti Feltrine e Bellunesi	Map
IT5120015	Italy	Praterie primarie e secondarie delle Apuane	Map
IT5210005	Italy	Gola del Corno di Catria	Map
IT7110099	Italy	Gole del Sagittario	Map
IT7110128	Italy	Parco Nazionale Gran Sasso - Monti della Laga	Map
IT7110202	Italy	Gran Sasso	Map
IT7110205	Italy	Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo	Map
IT7120132	Italy	Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise ed aree limitrofe	Map
IT7140129	Italy	Parco Nazionale della Maiella	Map
IT2040601	Italy	Bagni di Masino - Pizzo Badile - Val di Mello - Val Torrone - Piano di Preda Rossa	Map
IT5120009	Italy	Monte Sumbra	Map
IT7110207	Italy	Monti Simbruini	Map
IT2040602	Italy	Valle dei Ratti - Cime di Gaiazzo	Map
IT2040401	Italy	Parco Regionale Orobie Valtellinesi	Map
IT5120010	Italy	Valle del Serra - Monte Altissimo	Map
IT7110206	Italy	Monte Sirente e Monte Velino	Map
ES5120026	Spain	Tossa Plana de Lles-Puigpedrós	Map
IT7212121	Italy	Gruppo della Meta - Catena delle Mainarde	Map
IT3321001	Italy	Alpi Carniche	Map
IT7110075	Italy	Serra e Gole di Celano - Val d'Arano	Map
IT2070401	Italy	Parco Naturale Adamello	Map
IT7222287	Italy	La Gallinola - Monte Miletto - Monti del Matese	Map
IT2070402	Italy	Alto Garda Bresciano	Map
IT5110006	Italy	Monte Sagro	Map
IT3230089	Italy	Dolomiti del Cadore e del Comelico	Map
IT2060506	Italy	Belviso Barbellino	Map
IT5120013	Italy	Monte Tambura - Monte Sella	Map
IT2060401	Italy	Parco Regionale Orobie Bergamasche	Map
IT5120014	Italy	Monte Corchia - Le Panie	Map
IT5120008	Italy	Valli glaciali di Orto di Donna e Solco d'Equi	Map
IT3120173	Italy	Monte Baldo di Brentonico	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	This species is not mentioned in the annexes, but it is covered by the general protection regime provided by Article 1 of the Directive to all species of birds naturally occurring in the wild state in the European territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp

Common names and synonyms

Common Name	Language	Reference
Alpendohle	German	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alpenkauw	Dutch	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alpine Chough	English	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alpkaja	Swedish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Alppinaakka	Finnish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Chocard à bec jaune	French	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Chova Piquigualda	Spanish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gracchio alpino	Italian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Gralha-de-bico-amarelo	Portuguese	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Havasi csóka	Hungarian	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.
Wieszczek	Polish	Hagemeijer, W.J.M. & Blair, M.J.

No synonyms available.

Other resources

CoL (accepted name)	Catalogue of Life
EBCC Atlas of breeding birds	European Bird Census Council's Atlas of Breeding Birds
EURing code:15580	European bird-ringing
EoL	Encyclopedia of Life
Fauna Europaea	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS (Valid name)	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information
PESI (Accepted)	Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure
Wikipedia	Wikipedia

External data

Population distribution from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2

These publications present a thorough and detailed review of the conservation status of European birds. Based on detailed breeding and wintering population data collected in each country, the report provides a review of the population sizes and trends of Species of European Conservation Concern.

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Country	Min / Max (Units)	Period	Status	Quality	Source	Published
Albania	2000/5000 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Andorra	200/300 (pairs)	1999-2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Armenia	500/600 (pairs)	2001-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Austria	8000/16000 (pairs)	1998-2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan	4000/40000 (individuals)	1996-2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Azerbaijan	1000/10000 (pairs)	1996-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Present/Present (pairs)	1990-2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Bulgaria	1500/3000 (pairs)	1996-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Croatia	1000/5000 (pairs)	2002	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Croatia	1000/5000 (individuals)	2002	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
France	15000/45000 (pairs)	2000-2002	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Georgia	Present/Present (pairs)	2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Germany	2000/4000 (pairs)	1995-1999	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Greece	2000/10000 (pairs)	1995-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Greece	6000/20000 (individuals)	1995-2000	Wintering	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Italy	5000/10000 (pairs)	2003	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Liechtenstein	50/100 (individuals)	1998-2000	Wintering	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Liechtenstein	40/50 (pairs)	1998-2000	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Macedonia (FYR)	500/1000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Russian Federation	30000/50000 (pairs)	1990-2000	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Serbia and Montenegro	1300/1900 (pairs)	1995-2002	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Slovenia	800/1200 (pairs)	1994	Breeding	Species generally well known, but only poor or incomplete quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Spain	10000/11000 (pairs)	1992	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Switzerland	10000/15000 (pairs)	1993-1996	Breeding	Species poorly known, with no quantitative data available	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01
Turkey	40000/120000 (pairs)	2001	Breeding	Reliable quantitative data (e.g. atlas survey or monitoring data, etc.) are available for the whole period and region in question	Birds in Europe 2 (1990-2000)	2004-01-01

Source: BirdLife International

Population trends from "Birds in Europe" editions 1 and 2