Alpine Chough

Where can I see the Alpine Chough

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The Alpine chough is a beautiful yet elusive bird that lives in the alpine mountains of Europe and Asia. It's most easily identified by its red and black plumage and distinctive call, which sounds like "churk". The choughs are monogamous creatures who mate for life, sometimes up to 40 years. They typically lay one egg per year but they will do so more often if their first clutch was unsuccessful or predated upon.

The Alpine chrough is an important part of the ecosystem as it eats insects such as grasshoppers, flies, beetles, caterpillars and spiders. This helps control outbreaks of pests such as locusts which can devastate crops on a large scale.

Animal population
260,000 - 620,000
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IUCN Classification
Least Concern (LC)
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Geeky Facts about the Alpine Chough

Fact 1

It is a type of bird in the crow family.

Fact 2

The Alpine chough bird body size range is 15 in (37-39 cm) in length and tail length is 4.7-5.5 in (12-14 cm).

Fact 3

Alpine Choughs are monogamous and mate for life.

Tours where I can see the Alpine Chough

Kang Yatse 2
Kang Yatse 2

Kang Yatse 2

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India
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
5 - Challenging

13 days from

£1,985 / person

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K2 BaseCamp
K2 BaseCamp

K2 BaseCamp

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Pakistan
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
4 - Demanding

22 days days from

£3,445 / person

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Mera Peak
Mera Peak

Mera Peak

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Nepal
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
5 - Challenging

22 days from

£3,200 / person

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Stok Kangri
Stok Kangri

Stok Kangri

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India
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
5 - Challenging

14 days from

£1,775 / person

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Toubkal
Toubkal

Toubkal

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Morocco
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
3 - Average

6 days from

£975 / person

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Elbrus
Elbrus

Elbrus

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Russia
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
5 - Challenging

11 days from

£2,335 / person

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Tour du Mont Blanc
Tour du Mont Blanc

Tour du Mont Blanc

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France, Switzerland, Italy
Tour Type
Small group
Activity Level
4 - Demanding

8 days from

TBC / person

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