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White-winged Chough
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BirdUp · Species

White-winged Chough

Corcorax melanorhamphos(Vieillot, 1817)

Updated 11 June 2026

Origin: Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Corcoracidae
Genus
Corcorax

At a glance

The White-winged Chough is a large bird, about 44–50 cm long, endemic to Australia. It can be seen year-round.

Size
44–50 cm
Origin
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round
Commonness
Endemic
  • Identification
  • Where
  • When
  • Voice
  • Behaviour
  • Gallery

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

What does a White-winged Chough look like?

The White-winged Chough is a large bird, about 44–50 cm long and weighing 240–450 g.

The white-winged chough is one of only two surviving species of the Australian mud-nest builders family, Corcoracidae, and is the only member of the genus Corcorax. It is native to southern and eastern Australia and is an example of convergent evolution as it is only distantly related to the European choughs that it closely resembles in shape, and for which it was named.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Field specs

Length
44–50 cm
Weight
240–450 g

Measurements · avonet · CC BY 4.0

03 · When

When to look

When can you see a White-winged Chough?

The White-winged Chough is present across its Australian range year-round, so it can be seen in any month.

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04 · Voice

What it sounds like

Call

graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia

Call

graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia

Call

graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia

Call

graeme lunt · Lal Lal VIC 3352, Australia

05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

What does a White-winged Chough eat?

The White-winged Chough feeds on seeds and terrestrial invertebrates, usually foraging in flocks.

06 · Gallery

Plumage up close

2 photos

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02 · Where

Where to find it

Where does the White-winged Chough live in Australia?

The White-winged Chough is endemic to Australia, recorded across 39 of Australia’s bioregions, with a core range spanning south and east Australia.

BreedingSouth and east Australia

Distribution from BirdUp Australia community data

Legend

  • Resident
  • Breeding

7 regions recorded