- Severtzov's Grouse
Taxobox
name = Severtzov's Grouse
status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo =Galliformes
familia =Tetraonidae
genus = "Bonasa "
species = "B. sewerzowi"
binomial = "Bonasa sewerzowi"
binomial_authority = (Przewalski , 1876)Severtzov's Grouse, also known as the Chinese Grouse or Black-breasted Hazel Grouse ("Bonasa sewerzowi") is a
grouse species closely related to theHazel Grouse .It is a sedentary bird which inhabits conifer-rich mixed montane forests of central
China . The bird is very similar in appearance to theHazel Grouse apart from less of a white stripe on the head and neck.The bird is named after a
Russia nexplorer and naturalist,Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov .References
* Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened
External links
*ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/birds/Bonasa_sewerzowi/ images and movies of the Chinese grouse "(Bonasa sewerzowi)"]
* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=298&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
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