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The Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Wood Grouse, Heather Cock or Capercaillie /ˌkæpərˈkeɪli/, is the largest member of the grouse family. The largest known specimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight of 7.2 kg. (15.9 lbs). Found across Europe and Asia, it is renowned for its mating display. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Galliformes
Family:
Phasianidae
Genus:
Tetrao
Scientific:
Tetrao urogallus
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.159
Protonym:
Tetrao Urogallus
Avibase ID:
C3221EE24B948F50
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C3221EE2
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553893
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Grand Tétras ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grand Tétras ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Eurasian Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Tetrao urogallus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Tetrao urogallus [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Tetrao urogallus [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Western Capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tetrao urogallus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tetrao urogallus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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