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Alpine Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, C 1766)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jacques PREVOST 05-07-2009 Charmant Som, massif de la Grande Chartreuse, Isère (France) (1800 m) flight call (A) -   46570
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus julien Rochefort 2008-08-14 Les Contamines-Montjoie, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, Savoie (France) (2500 m) begging call, juvenile -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 144588
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Tanguy Loïs 2022-05-27 Arrondissement de Briançon (near Le Monêtier-les-Bains), Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Savoie (France) (2600 m) begging call, call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 728148
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Vincent Palomares 2021-08-23 Arrondissement de Die (near Châtillon-en-Diois), Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Drôme (France) (1500 m) flight call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 738114
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Giovanni Boano 2025-07-11 Sambuco, Province of Cuneo, Piedmont, Cuneo (Italy) (2400 m) call - [sono] 1021998
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Sven Normant 2023-06-20 Galibier, Savoie (France) (2500 m) call - [sono] 818402
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus graculus Frank Lambert 2022-12-13 Oukaimeden, Al Haouz, Marrakech-Safi, Al Haouz (Morocco) (2600 m) song - [sono] 769199
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Miguel Aguilar @birdnomad 2023-03-24 , Cantabria (Spain)   -   550687541
macaulaylibrary.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Marcel Gil Velasco 2021-02-28 La Val·lota, Asturies, Lena (Spain) (1700 m) flight call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 625482
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jíri Poteka 2006-03-08 Valašská Bystřice, Vsetín District, Zlin Region, Zlínský (Czechia) (650 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 361436
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Pascal Christe 2020-09-16 Kandersteg, Frutigen, Bern, Bern (Switzerland) (1900 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 589717
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Antonio Xeira 2017-06-20 Karwendelspitze, Mittenwald, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Bavaria (Germany) (2300 m) call -

Editing: High-pass filter, cutoff frequency 1kHz, some amplification.

Equipment: Olympus WS-822 digital recorder with Audio-technica ATR 6550 shotgun.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 376669
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Stanislas Wroza 2020-06-08 Le Reposoir, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (France) (2100 m) alarm call, call, song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 569072
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jorick van Arneym 2016-05-20 Liébana (near Camaleño), Cantabria, Cantabria, Cantabria (Spain) (1800 m) call -

First 4 seconds are birds in the distance. After that it is a very loud recording from close by.

bird-seen:yes

 328057
xeno-canto.org
Yellow-billed Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jérémy CALVO 2022-05-14 , Rhône-Alpes (France)   -   449477351
macaulaylibrary.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Stanislas Wroza 2020-06-08 Le Reposoir, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (France) (2100 m) flight call, rolled call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 569032
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Daniele Baroni 2024-04-05 Gimillan, Cogne, Valle d'Aosta, Aosta (Italy) (1787 m) alarm call - [also] [sono] 893477
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Adrien Peillon 2025-10-25 Arrondissement d'Albertville (near Peisey-Nancroix), Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Savoie (France) (1700 m) call, flight call - [sono] 1053643
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jack Berteau 2020-07-25 Lées-Athas, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) (1500 m) call, flight call -

Peaks, cliffs and alpine grasslands.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 587354
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Stanislas Wroza 2020-06-08 Le Reposoir, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (France) (2100 m) flight call, rolled call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 569039
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Sophie Neill 2021-08-20 Arrondissement d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie (near Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut), Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) (1400 m) call, flight call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 669879
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Jack Berteau 2020-07-25 Lées-Athas, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) (1500 m) call, flight call -

Peaks, cliffs and alpine grasslands.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 587356
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Chèvremont Fabian 2025-07-10 Arrondissement d'Argelès-Gazost (near Gavarnie-Gèdre), Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie, Hautes-Pyrénées (France) (1800 m) flight call - [sono] 1040347
xeno-canto.org
Alpine Chough - Pyrrhocorax graculus Leconte Michel 2021-07-11 Arrondissement d'Oloron-Sainte-Marie (near Laruns), Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France) (1900 m) begging call, call, flight call, hatchling or nestling -

In front of a chasm used for the reproduction of the species located in supra-forest lawns

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 690567
xeno-canto.org
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