Altai Snowcock
Tetraogallus altaicus(Gebler, FA, 1836)
English (US) Altai Snowcock
The Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: open alpine habitats to snowline of far northeastern Kazakhstan, southwestern Siberia, northern Xinjiang, and western and central MongoliaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tetraogallus altaicus
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Altai Snowcock
- Described by
- (Gebler, FA, 1836)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Perdix altaica
- Described by
- (Gebler, FA, 1836)
- Type locality
- Argut River and tributaries, Katun Mountains, Altai.
- Original description
- Bulletin Scientifique publié par l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 1 p.31
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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