Black-billed Capercaillie

(Tetrao parvirostris)

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Other Names: Rock Capercaillie, Siberian Capercaillie, Spotted Capercaillie, Small-billed Capercaillie, Felsenauerhuhn (German), Kemennyi Glukhar (Russian)

Range: Eastern Siberia.

Subspecies: Tetrao parvirostris parvirostris, T. p. stegmanni, T. p. kamschaticus

Habitat: Montane forests and taiga.

Status in Wild: Not well known.

Avicultural Data

Status in Aviculture: There are probably no Black-billed Capercaillie in North America and only kept in limited numbers overseas.

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(l to r): 1-2, Franηois Bernar.

• Johnsgard, P.A. 1983. The Grouse of the World. Croom Helm, London.
• Kuz'mina, M.A. 1992. Tetraonidae and Phasianidae of the USSR. Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C.
• 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.

• Black-billed Capercaillie - Mangoverde World Bird Guide Species Page; Images & Sounds.
• Wikipedia - Black-billed Capercaillie - Wikipedia's species page.