typical birds of the high mountain regions means, and Southern Europe, but the Alps or stone-crow and the Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus) are also North-Africa and Asia.
The 38-40 cm big, brilliantly black Alps-crow stands out through its 4,5 cm long and downward bent, shining-red beak as well as its red legs. it is well distinguishable through it from the smaller gelbschnäbligen Alpendohle.
Spread Both types occur in Central Europe in the same habitat and therefore carry the popular name Bergkrähen. However, they don't mix among each other but live in larger artreinen troops with strong social relationships, as this also of other raven-birds is known.
Alps-crow (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)) In the Alps-area, the Alps-crow only broods at few places while it is to still frequently be found in the atlas-mountains and Southern Europe's mountain-regions as far as after Asia. Unapproachable rock-crashes and cliffs as far as to a height of 6000 m over the sea level (Himalaja), but also steep rock-coasts offers protected Nistmöglichkeiten for larger colonies the Brittany and Great Britain. Also abandoned human Behausungen are chosen on the occasion of as location for the extensive and thickly padded nest. End of April until middle of May, the female usually puts 3-4, more rarely up to 7 eggs, that it hatches alone for 17-23 days. Also the male helps at the feeding of the boys. Insects and snails form the main-food. After approximately 38 days, the boys become fully-fledged.
Alpendohle (Pyrrhocorax graculus)) it certainly frequently is well known in the German Alps-area and many mountain-hikers. it gets used easily to the comfortable nutritional-possibilities as distinct Kulturfolger in the surroundings of human settlements. To sleeping, however, Alpendohlen fly again into the areas above the timberline every evening where they position also its nests. they pick on that occasion same locations as the Alps-crows; only occasionally, they brood also in the most uppermost forest-regions and at houses. Also with the Alpendohlen, only the female incubates the 4-5 eggs, is fed by the male meanwhile, however. The nestlings become fully-fledged after 23-31 days.
Both Alps-crows and Alpendohlen are skillful and persevering planes. In the upcurrents before steep-hillsides, they often execute true aerobatics under many reputations. The reputations of the Alps-crows resemble those of the crows in its harshness while Alpendohlen express more melodic lutes, that correspond those of the Dohlen.
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