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| − | [[Image:Black-billed_Capercaillie.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Location: Heilongjiang, [[China]]]] | + | [[Image:Black-billed_Capercaillie.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Location: Heilongjiang, [[China]], July 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Tetrao|Tetrao]] parvirostris | ;[[:Category:Tetrao|Tetrao]] parvirostris | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | '''Male''' is mostly black, large white spots at the tips of uppertail coverts and wings. | + | '''Male''' is mostly black, large white spots at the tips of uppertail coverts and wings.<br /> |
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'''Female''' is greyer than the western species with more uniformly scaled underparts, and has more noticeable white spots on wings. | '''Female''' is greyer than the western species with more uniformly scaled underparts, and has more noticeable white spots on wings. | ||
====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
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Eastern [[Russia]], [[Mongolia]] and [[China]]. | Eastern [[Russia]], [[Mongolia]] and [[China]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies: | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| − | * ''T. p. parvirostris'' | + | *''T. p. parvirostris'': |
| − | * ''T. p. | + | :*Eastern [[Siberia]] to northern Manchuria, Ussuriland and Sakhalin Island |
| − | * ''T. p. | + | *''T. p. kamschaticus'': |
| + | :*Kamchatka Peninsula | ||
| + | *''T. p. stegmanni'': | ||
| + | :*Lake Baikal region, Sayan Mountains and n Mongolia | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Larch taiga forest in lowland and mountainous areas and montane forests. | Larch taiga forest in lowland and mountainous areas and montane forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes larch, birch twigs, shoots and rosehips in winter. During spring and summer, a wide variety of herbs, grasses and invertebrates are eaten; ericaceous shrubs being a major constituent of their diet. | The diet includes larch, birch twigs, shoots and rosehips in winter. During spring and summer, a wide variety of herbs, grasses and invertebrates are eaten; ericaceous shrubs being a major constituent of their diet. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Wikipedia | |
| − | + | #www.gct.org.uk | |
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tetrao+parvirostris}} | {{GSearch|Tetrao+parvirostris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tetrao]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tetrao]] | ||
Revision as of 21:48, 21 December 2009
- Tetrao parvirostris
Identification
Male is mostly black, large white spots at the tips of uppertail coverts and wings.
Female is greyer than the western species with more uniformly scaled underparts, and has more noticeable white spots on wings.
Similar Species
Distribution
Eastern Russia, Mongolia and China.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- T. p. parvirostris:
- Eastern Siberia to northern Manchuria, Ussuriland and Sakhalin Island
- T. p. kamschaticus:
- Kamchatka Peninsula
- T. p. stegmanni:
- Lake Baikal region, Sayan Mountains and n Mongolia
Habitat
Larch taiga forest in lowland and mountainous areas and montane forests.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes larch, birch twigs, shoots and rosehips in winter. During spring and summer, a wide variety of herbs, grasses and invertebrates are eaten; ericaceous shrubs being a major constituent of their diet.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Wikipedia
- www.gct.org.uk
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Capercaillie. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Capercaillie
