| Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) |
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Delphi, Greece November 2002 The Alpine Chough is distributed in the mountains of southern Europe, northern Africa, Turkey, Iran and into central China. It is only rarely found below 1500 metres. |
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It is a medium sized crow some 15% larger than a Jackdaw. It looks similar to Red-billed Chough P. pyrrhocorax but has a shorter and yellow bill, broader wings with only about 4 separated primaries (Chough has 5 to 6), and a longer tail. It is also more gregarious and collects in large flocks. This flock in Delphi had over 200 members. |
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It feeds mainly on insects except in autumn and winter when it eats berries as well as scraps from ski resorts, etc.. | |||
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