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Chough
Chough
(Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
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Information authenticated by the RSPB:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/
References
National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (July 2002):
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999)
Collins Bird Guide
. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
Environment Agency (1998)
Species and habitats Handbook
. The Environment Agency, Bristol.
Greenoak, F. (1979)
All the birds of the air; the names, lore and literature of British birds
. Book Club Associates, London.
Walters, M. (1994)
Eyewitness handbooks: Birds eggs
. Dorling Kindersley, London.
RSPB Chough research (July 2002):
http://www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/default.asp
RSPB (July 2002):
http://www.rspb.org.uk
Bruce Wilmore, S. (1977)
Crows, jays, ravens and their relatives
. David and Charles (Publishers) Ltd, London.
Lack, P. (1986)
The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland
. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
NFU Countryside (July 2002):
http://www.nfucountryside.org.uk/news/showarchivenews.asp?newsid=425
RSPB (2003)
The population status of birds in the UK
http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf
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