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Alpine Chough
Alpine Chough
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Pyrrhocorax graculus
Residents in Southern Europe, no acceptable British records.
Breeds from Spain eastwards through Southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia & Nepal, mainly resident.
Also known as Yellow-billed Choughs.
Adults are mainly black with yellow bills & orange legs.
Their calls are slighty higher pitched than Red-billed Choughs.