Tetrastes
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| Tetrastes | |
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| Female Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetraoninae |
| Genus: | Tetrastes[1] Keyserling & J. H. Blasius, 1840 |
| Species | |
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Tetrastes bonasia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bonasa | |
Tetrastes is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. It contains the following species:
- Hazel Grouse, Tetrastes bonasia
- Chinese Grouse, Tetrastes sewerzowi
Both species live in forests with at least some conifers in cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
References
- ↑ Peterson, Alan P. "Birds of the World -- current valid scientific avian names.". Retrieved 2009-07-20.
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