Severtzov's Grouse

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iSevertzov's Grouse
Conservation status
Near Threatened (NT)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Tetraonidae Genus: Bonasa Species: B. sewerzowi
Binomial name
Bonasa sewerzowi (Przewalski, 1876)

Severtzov's Grouse, also known as Chinese Grouse or Black-breasted Hazel Grouse (Bonasa sewerzowi) is a grouse species closely related to the Hazel Grouse.

It is a sedentary bird which inhabits conifer-rich mixed montane forests of central China. The bird is very similar in appearance to the Hazel Grouse apart from less of a white stripe on the head and neck.

The bird is named after a Russian explorer and naturalist Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Bonasa sewerzowi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is near threatened

[edit] External links

• ARKive - images and movies of the Chinese grouse (Bonasa sewerzowi)
• BirdLife Species Factsheet