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Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Slender, black coloured bird with a body shape like that of a slim pigeon (Columba livia). Beak and legs are red.
This one was spotted at Thiksey Monstery, Ladakh; 11,800 ft altitude and located in the Indus valley. Spotted elsewhere in the Ladakh region at similar altitudes or more. Usually on the wing.
Indistinguishable from the Yellow-billed Chough or Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) except for beak colour. Sometimes the two species were spotted side by side; soaring on wind currents. Please also see: https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/40...
Spotted on Jun 8, 2014
Submitted on Jun 18, 2014
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