Red-billed Chough

Posted on June 9, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Nepali Name: टुङगा Tunga

Nawal (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Manang, Nepal. ~3,660m. 4 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. One of the most noticeable birds of the high altitudes in Nepal, as noisy as they are gregarious. Can gather in groups that literally blot out the sky.
2. Awesome acrobats and very fearless just like its most familiar cousin.
3. Found in coexistence with its yellow-billed brother and yak dung.