Tibetan Snowcock

(Tetraogallus tibetanus)

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Range: The Himalayas - Tajikistan, western Tibet, Northwestern India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, eastern Tibet and southwestern Sichuan.

Subspecies: T. t. tibetanus, T. t. aquilonifer, T. t. henrici, T. t. przewalskii

Habitat: Alpine and subalpine zones.

Status in Wild: Not well known, but believed to be stable and not threatened.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: No data or reports of this species in American or European aviculture.

Photo Credits
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Any help with photos would be greatly appreciated; e-mail lophura@hughes.net if you can help.

• Johnsgard, P.A. 1988. The Quails, Partridges, and Francolins of the World. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
• Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

Links related to this species. Please note, links will open in a new window.

• Tetraogallus tibetanus Images - Images of this species located at the Phasianidae group on flickr.
• Tibetan Snowcock - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Tibetan Snowcock - The Oriental Bird Club Image Database.
• Wikipedia - Tibetan Snowcock - Wikipedia's species page.