The Red-billed chough reaches in the Alps of Valais its northermost outpost in Central Europe. We are currently modelling habitat suitability to provide some guidance for habitat management.
Uni Bern supervisor
Raphaël Arlettaz
Publications
Braunisch, V., S. Vignali, P.A. Oggier & R. Arlettaz. 2021. Present in the western European Alps but absent in the eastern part: Can habitat availability explain the differences in red-billed chough occurrence? Journal of Avian Biology 52: e02682. (PDF, 1.8 MB)