Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

Family
Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Size
71 cm

First Described (Guide)
Gray, 1843

Habitat
Rocky areas, temperate grassland. From 3,600 - 4,570 m.

Range (Guide)

Afghanistan (B) (NB), China (mainland), India, Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B) (NB), Nepal, Pakistan, Russia (Asian), Tajikistan (B), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Introduced to USA (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 200,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) [XC813675]
by David Farrow from Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan (song)

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) [XC811595]
by Peter Boesman from Tian Shan Observatory, Karasay District, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan (call, song)

Subspecies
Population of north-western Afghanistan has been separated in subspecies bendi, although usually included within incognitus.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

sewerzowi Zarudny, 1910 - Tien Shan Mts north to Zaysan (eastern Kazakhstan) and east to eastern Xinjiang (north-western China).
incognitus Zarudny, 1911 - Mountains of southern Tadjikistan and northern Afghanistan.
himalayensis Gray, 1843 - Eastern Afghanistan east to Ladakh (north-western India) and Nepal.
grombczewskii Bianchi, 1898 - Central-western China, in western Kunlun Mts, northern Tibet and southern Xinjiang.
koslowi Bianchi, 1898 - West-central China, in Nan Shan and Ching Hai Ku Mts of Qinghai and southern Gansu.
sauricus Potapov, 1993 - Tarbagatai Mts. (eastern Kazakhstan, western China).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) - 10 files

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