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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Caspian Snowcock* |
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Tetraogallus caspius |
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Description (10)
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Caspian Snowcock
© flickr.com
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Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)
Size
61 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1784)
Habitat
Rocky areas. temperate grassland. From 1,800 - 4,000 m.
Armenia (B), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Georgia (B), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B), Iraq (B) (NB), Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 50,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)
Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius) [XC340788]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Kuzoluk K\u00f6y\u00fc, Yahyal\u0131, Kayseri, Turkey (call)
Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius) [XC179938]
by Kerem Ali Boyla from \u00c7amard\u0131, Nigde, Turkey (call)
Subspecies
Population of Turkey and Armenia has been separated in different subspecies, tauricus, but doubtfully distict.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
- caspius (Gmelin, 1784) - Southern and eastern Turkey through Armenia and north-western Iran to southern Transcaspia.
- semenowtianschanskii Zarudny, 1908 - Zagros Mts, Iran.
- tauricus Dresser, 1876 - Southern and eastern Turkey, western Armenia.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Caspian Snowcock see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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