The only other member of the genus is the Alpine Chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus.

Although the Jackdaw and Alpine Chough share its range, the Jackdaw is smaller and has unglossed grey plumage, and the Alpine Chough has a short yellow bill.

It tends to breed at a lower elevation than the Alpine Chough, that species having a diet better adapted to high altitudes.

An Italian study showed that the vegetable part of the winter diet for the Red-billed Chough was almost exclusively Gagea bulbs, whilst the Alpine Chough took berries and hips.

Later in the summer, the Alpine Chough mainly consumed grasshoppers, whilst the Red-billed Chough added cranefly pupae, fly larvae and beetles to its diet.

Red-billed Chough ( left ) can be distinguished from Alpine Chough in flight by its deeper primary " fingers " and tail wedge.

The local extinction of the Alpine Chough and the reduced range of Red-billed Chough in the islands may have been due to climate change or human activity.

The Alpine Chough (), or Yellow-billed Chough, ( Pyrrhocorax graculus ) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax.

The Alpine Chough pairs for life and displays fidelity to its breeding site, which is usually a cave or crevice in a cliff face.

The Alpine Chough was first described as Corvus graculus by Linnaeus in the Systema Naturae in 1766.

The current binomial name of the Alpine Chough was formerly sometimes applied to the Red-billed Chough.

The Alpine Chough has two extant subspecies.

Red-billed Chough ( left ) has deeper wing " fingers " and tail wedge in flight than Alpine ( on right ), and its wings extend to or beyond the tail tip when standing.

The adult of the nominate subspecies of the Alpine Chough has glossy black plumage, a short yellow bill, dark brown irises, and red legs.

The Alpine Chough is unlikely to be confused with any other species ; although the Jackdaw and Red-billed Chough share its range, the Jackdaw is smaller and has unglossed grey plumage, and the Red-billed Chough has a long red bill.

Furniture has been traditionally elaborately carved and in many Alpine countries carpentry skills are passed from generation to generation.

The Ubaye Valley has an Alpine climate and winters are harsh as a result of the altitude, but there are only light winds as a result of the relief.

Pine is no longer under development, and has been replaced by the new Alpine client, which is licensed as free software.

The proximity of the mountains – as well as its status as the most populated city of the Alpine region before Innsbruck and Bolzano – has led to the city being known in France as the " Capital of the Alps.

The Bastille has been credited as the most extensive example of early 18th century fortifications in all of France and held an important strategic point on the Alpine frontier.

The designation Lepontine Alps, derived from the Latin name of the Val Leventina, has long been somewhat vaguely applied to the Alpine ranges that enclose it, before being used for the whole range.

But unlike many other Alpine regions, which have been left to be explored by strangers, this region has been long visited by Swiss travellers and men of sciences.

The 2nd Division, according to afdevinfo. com, includes the divisional headquarters at Mbarara, the 17th, 69th, 73rd, and 77th Battalions, the Rwenzori Mountain Alpine Brigade, possibly another Alpine brigade, and the 3rd Tank Battalion, and has been heavily involved with border operations since the Congo Civil War began in the 1990s.

The Alpine regions are subject to environmental protection, which has limited the scope of commercial development of skiiable terrain, however Australia has extensive cross country skiing terrain.

In the words of Honorary President of the American Alpine Club, Robert H. Bates, this yeti discovery “ has apparently solved the mystery of the yeti, or at least part of it, and in so doing added to the world ’ s great wildlife preserves ” such that the shy animal that lives in trees ( and not the high snows ), and mysteries and myths of the Himalaya that it represents, can continue within a protected area nearly the size of Switzerland.

Utah County has three school districts, Alpine, Provo, and Nebo.

There also exists a rating scale for Alpine Ice ( compacted snow / glacial ice ) that has the same rating system as the " WI " system, but is instead denoted by " AI.

The Upper Sava Valley has an Alpine climate with its long, snow-abundant winters and shorter summers with moderate temperatures, easterly winds and sufficient rain to maintain the valley's greenery.

Although inside Alpine County, Bear Valley Fire Department has contracted with California Department of Forestry, San Andreas, for dispatching.

Valley Hi has a distinct " Alpine " flavor with many of the streets named for European mountain locations and homes decorated in a Swiss chalet style.

In recent years, Alpine has served as an unofficial stop for bicyclists riding across the United States due to its location on the Adventure Cycling Association's Southern Tier Bicycle Route.

The facilities were ready to use for groups of students in 1974, and Alpine School District has used the same grounds since then.

Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, and especially the 1990s.

Eagle Mountain is located in the Alpine School District and currently has four elementary schools ( Eagle Valley, Hidden Hollow, Mountain Trails, and Pony Express ).

Uplift has been fastest during the last 5 million years, and the mountains continue to be raised today by tectonic pressure, causing earthquakes on the Alpine Fault.

Lake Titicaca has an Alpine climate with cool to cold temperatures for most of the year.

Management is hoping to change all that and is keen to start building sports cars again, as it has in the past, with the revival of the legendary Alpine label.

Since it opened in 1989, Øyer's Hafjell Alpine Ski Center has grown to include over 14 lifts and 28 runs as wells as extensive cross-country skiing runs.

Both Polar and Nether-Polar Urals are typically Alpine ; they bear traces of Pleistocene glaciation, along with permafrost and extensive modern glaciation, that includes 143 extant glaciers.

The Alpine orogeny was the main cause of extensive tectonic activities and it was responsible for the formation of the hydrothermal field within the region.

The acquisition included an extensive intellectual property portfolio and licensees such as Alpine and Rowe, among others.