Tibetan Snowcock

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Illustration from Hume and Marshall, Gamebirds of India, Burma and Ceylon
Illustration from Hume and Marshall, Gamebirds of India, Burma and Ceylon
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tetraogallus
Species: T. tibetanus
Binomial name
Tetraogallus tibetanus
Gould, 1854

The Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. This species is found in the Western Himalayas.

[edit] References

  • BirdLife International (2004). Tetraogallus tibetanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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