White-winged Chough
A species of White-winged Chough Scientific name : Corcorax melanorhamphos Genus : White-winged Chough
White-winged Chough, A species of White-winged Chough
Botanical name: Corcorax melanorhamphos
Genus: White-winged Chough
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
White-winged choughs are easily recognised but often mistaken for "crows" (such as the Australian raven). The white-winged chough is a large, black bird—at about 45 cm (18 in) only a little smaller than a raven or a little larger than an Australian magpie—but has red eyes and a finer, slightly down-curved beak, similar to a European chough. These red eyes become swollen and brighter in colour when the bird is excited. In flight the large white patches in the wings are immediately obvious, and explain the descriptive part of their common name. Their calls consist primarily of a grating alarm call and a descending piping call. The latter call is diagnostic for the bird in the wild, being significantly different in timbre and melody to that of other birds sharing their habitat. 
Size
50 cm
Feeding Habits
White-winged Chough forages for termites and beetles in litter and rotten wood. Their varied diet includes grass seeds, various fruits, and arthropods like centipedes and insects. White-winged Chough occasionally supplements its diet at tourist sites.
Habitat
The white-winged Chough typically inhabits open habitats such as eucalypt woodlands and forests characterized by a non-closed canopy. They are also prevalent in exotic pine plantations, well-wooded farmlands, and suburban regions featuring expansive parks and gardens. The species favors environments with a sparse understorey, predominantly consisting of grass, minimal shrubbery, and a substantial layer of leaf litter and fallen debris. Agricultural fields post-harvest also serve as foraging grounds for the white-winged Chough.
Dite type
Omnivorous
General Info
Behavior
Flight is a mixture of a slow, deep flapping and short glides: unlike their European namesakes, white-winged choughs are not particularly strong or agile fliers and spend the great majority of their time on the ground, foraging methodically through leaf litter for worms, insects, grain, and snails in a loose group, walking with a distinctive swagger, and calling softly to one another every few seconds. A rich find is the cause of general excitement and all come running in to share in it. The family group walks several kilometres each day through its large territory, foraging as it goes, taking to the air only if disturbed. Choughs are territorial and highly social, living in flocks of from about 4 up to about 20 birds, usually all the offspring of a single pair. Because raising of young is a group effort bands of chough may kidnap fledglings from other family groups so that they will be able to help them to raise their chicks next year.
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Australian mudnesters Genus
White-winged Chough Species
White-winged Chough 
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