|Adult of nominate subspecies in Switzerland|
|Approximate distribution shown in green|
Corvus graculus Linnaeus, 1766
The Alpine chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a type of bird in the crow family. It is one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. It nests in the mountains. It can be found in Spain and Morocco eastwards through southern Europe to the Himalayas.
The golden eagle is a predator to the chough.
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