Snowcock

Snowcock

Taxobox
name = Snowcocks


image_caption = Tibetan Snowcock
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Galliformes
familia = Phasianidae
genus = "Tetraogallus"
genus_authority = J. E. Gray, 1832
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.The snowcocks are a group of bird species in the genus "Tetraogallus" of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are ground-nesting birds which breed in the mountain ranges of southern Eurasia from the Caucasus to the Himalayas and western China. The Himalayan Snowcock has been introduced successfully into the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, USA. Snowcocks feed on plants and plant seeds.

pecies

*Caucasian Snowcock, "Tetraogallus caucasicus "
*Caspian Snowcock, "Tetraogallus caspius"
*Tibetan Snowcock, "Tetraogallus tibetanus"
*Altai Snowcock, "Tetraogallus altaicus"
*Himalayan Snowcock, "Tetraogallus himalayensis"


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  • snowcock — noun Any of several species of bird in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family Phasianidae …   Wiktionary

  • Himalayan Snowcock — Taxobox name = Himalayan Snowcock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tetraogallus species = T. himalayensis binomial = Tetraogallus… …   Wikipedia

  • Caspian Snowcock — Taxobox name = Caspian Snowcock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tetraogallus species = T. caspius binomial = Tetraogallus caspius binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Caucasian Snowcock — Taxobox name = Caucasian Snowcock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tetraogallus species = T. caucasicus binomial = Tetraogallus caucasicus… …   Wikipedia

  • Tibetan Snowcock — Taxobox name = Tibetan Snowcock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Illustration from Hume and Marshall, Gamebirds of India, Burma and Ceylon regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Altai Snowcock — Taxobox name = Altai Snowcock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Galliformes familia = Phasianidae genus = Tetraogallus species = T. altaicus binomial = Tetraogallus altaicus binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • Altai snowcock — altajinis ularas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Tetraogallus altaicus angl. Altai snowcock vok. Altaikönigshuhn, n rus. алтайская горная индейка, f; алтайский улар, m pranc. tétraogalle de l Altaï, m ryšiai: platesnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Caspian snowcock — kaspijinis ularas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Tetraogallus caspius angl. Caspian snowcock vok. Kaspikönigshuhn, n rus. каспийская горная индейка, f; каспийский улар, m pranc. tétraogalle de Perse, m ryšiai: platesnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Caucasian snowcock — kaukazinis ularas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Tetraogallus caucasicus angl. Caucasian snowcock vok. Kaukasuskönigshuhn, n rus. кавказская горная индейка, f; кавказский улар, m pranc. tétraogalle du Caucase, m ryšiai:… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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