Alpine Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Alpine Chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus, is a corvid that breeds across southern and south-central parts of the Palearctic, with a range that also reaches North Africa. It is found in high mountain country, and its nesting sites are often caves or cracks in cliff faces. The species is notable for its yellow bill and for eggs that are adapted to thin air, helping oxygen uptake and limiting water loss. It was described by Linnaeus in 1766.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Corvidae — Crows, Jays

Breeding range

Palearctic: s, sc, also n Africa