Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) bird, Rifugio Lagazuoi, Ampezzo Dolomites, Belluno province, Italy, Europe.

The Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the crow family with glossy black plumage, a yellow bill, and red-orange legs. Its two subspecies breed in high mountains from Spain eastwards through southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia, India and China, and may nest at a higher altitude than any other bird. Riding the Rifugio Lagazuoi Funivia (cable car) reaches a scenic panorama of the Dolomites, improved by walking to Piccolo Lagazuoi (0.8 miles round trip with 400 feet gain). Rifugio Lagazuoi perches above Falzarego Pass, halfway between Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Badia Valley in the Dolomites, Belluno province, Italy, Europe. From the Refuge, one can walk 2.5 miles one way down 2200 feet on steep trails, optionally via dark slippery tunnels built in World War I (bring a flashlight). The Dolomites are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.

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Contained in galleries: 2023 Jul: Alps: Bavaria; Tyrol; Salzburg; Dolomites, ITALY: Dolomites: Ampezzo & Sesto

The Alpine or Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) is a bird in the crow family with glossy black plumage, a yellow bill, and red-orange legs. Its two subspecies breed in high mountains from Spain eastwards through southern Europe and North Africa to Central Asia, India and China, and may nest at a higher altitude than any other bird. Riding the Rifugio Lagazuoi Funivia (cable car) reaches a scenic panorama of the Dolomites, improved by walking to Piccolo Lagazuoi (0.8 miles round trip with 400 feet gain). Rifugio Lagazuoi perches above Falzarego Pass, halfway between Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Badia Valley in the Dolomites, Belluno province, Italy, Europe. From the Refuge, one can walk 2.5 miles one way down 2200 feet on steep trails, optionally via dark slippery tunnels built in World War I (bring a flashlight). The Dolomites are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.