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| − | + | [[Image:Black-billed_Capercaillie.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|zhangyong|zhangyong}}<br />Location: Heilongjiang, [[China]], July 2006]] | |
| − | [[Image:Black-billed_Capercaillie.jpg|thumb| | + | ;[[:Category:Tetrao|Tetrao]] urogalloides |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | '''Male''' is mostly black, large white spots at the tips of uppertail coverts and wings.<br /> | |
| + | '''Female''' is greyer than the western species with more uniformly scaled underparts, and has more noticeable white spots on wings. | ||
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Western Capercaillie]] | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Eastern [[Russia]], [[Mongolia]] and [[China]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | The scientific name was formerly ''parvirostris'' but ''urogalloides'' has precedence. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''T. u. urogalloides'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Siberia]] to northern Manchuria, Ussuriland and Sakhalin Island | ||
| + | *''T. u. kamtschaticus'': | ||
| + | :*Kamchatka Peninsula | ||
| + | *''T. u. 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== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Wikipedia | ||
| + | #www.gct.org.uk | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | {{GSearch|Tetrao+urogalloides}} | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | {{GS-checked}} |
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tetrao]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:32, 21 February 2022
- Tetrao urogalloides
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
The scientific name was formerly parvirostris but urogalloides has precedence.
Subspecies[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- T. u. urogalloides:
- Eastern Siberia to northern Manchuria, Ussuriland and Sakhalin Island
- T. u. kamtschaticus:
- Kamchatka Peninsula
- T. u. 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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Wikipedia
- www.gct.org.uk
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-billed Capercaillie. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-billed_Capercaillie
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
