Black-billed Capercaillie
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The Black-billed Capercaillie (Tetrao parvirostris) is a large grouse species closely related to the more widespread Western Capercaillie. It is a sedentary species which breeds in the larch taiga forests of eastern Russia as well as parts of northern Mongolia and China.
The appearance of the male Black billed Capercaillie is the similar to that of its western counterpart, apart from that it is more predominantly black and there are large white spots on the undersides and wings.
In the far west of its range the Black-billed Capercaillie has been known to hybridise with the Western Capercaillie.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Tetrao parvirostris. 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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