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chough

/tʃʌf/

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Chocard

Either of two species of bird of the genus Pyrrhocorax in the crow family Corvidae that breed mainly in high mountains and on coastal sea cliffs of Eurasia.

Examples :

"While hiking along the rugged Cornish coast, we spotted a chough with its distinctive red beak probing for insects amongst the short grass. "

En randonnée le long de la côte accidentée de Cornouailles, nous avons aperçu un chocard avec son bec rouge distinctif, qui cherchait des insectes dans l'herbe courte.

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Choucas de Corcorax

The white-winged chough, of genus Corcorax in the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, that inhabits dry woodlands.

Examples :

"While hiking through the Australian woodlands, we spotted a chough building its mud nest with the help of other members of its social family group. "

En randonnée dans les bois australiens, nous avons aperçu un Choucas de Corcorax en train de construire son nid de boue avec l'aide d'autres membres de son groupe familial social.

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