Alpine chough

Smaller than the carrion crow, the Alpine chough is a mountain-dwelling bird of the family of corvids. Its black plumage contrasts with its yellow beak. It has a long tail with short red legs. It is easy to confuse it with the red-billed chough, especially since the latter also has a yellowish beak when immature. It can be seen all year round but in winter it prefers to flay in groups of several dozen - even hundreds of - individuals.