Reference photo — Simon Bailey, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Western Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Challenging
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Size
- 54–85 cm (length)
- Weight
- 1.5–5 kg
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Lifespan
- 3–7 yrs
- Habitat
- Conifer forests, Taiga, Bogs
About
The western capercaillie, also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie, is a heavy member of the grouse tribe and the largest of all extant grouse species. Found across Europe and the Palearctic, this primarily-ground-dwelling forest grouse is renowned for its courtship display. The bird shows extreme sexual dimorphism, with males nearly twice the size of females.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.