Snowcock
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The snowcocks or snowfowl are a group of bird species in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are ground-nesting birds that breed in the mountain ranges of southern Eurasia
Tibetan Snowcock
Tibetan Snowcock
Tetraogallus Altaicus
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Himalayan snowcock
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The Himalayan snowcock is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae found across the Himalayan ranges and parts of the adjoining Pamir range of Asia. It is found on alpine pastures and on steep ro
Snowcock
…Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Tribe: Coturnicini Genus: Tetraogallus J.E. Gray, 1832 Type species Tetraogallus nigelli J.E. Gray = Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R. Gray Species See text The snowcocks or snowfowl are a group of bird species in the genus Tetraogallus of the…
Himalayan Snowcock from Ladakh
Illustration by J. G. Keulemans (1891)
Egg, Collection Museum Wiesbaden
Himalayan Snowcock