Reference photo — Jim Higham from UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Alpine Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Corvidae
- Size
- 37–39 cm (length)
- Weight
- 190–250 g
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifespan
- 8–10 yrs
- Habitat
- High mountains, Alpine meadows, Cliffs, Ski resorts
About
The Alpine chough or yellow-billed chough is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its two subspecies breed in high mountains from Spain eastwards through southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia and Nepal, and it may nest at a higher altitude than any other bird. Its eggs have adaptations to the thin atmosphere that improve oxygen take-up and reduce water loss.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.