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The western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie / ˌ k æ p ər ˈ k eɪ l (j) i /, [3] is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. The heaviest-known specimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight ...
The genus Tetrao was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. [1] The genus name is the Latin word for a game bird, probably a black grouse. [2]
The largest member of the grouse family is the Eurasian western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), weighing up to 6.7 kg (15 lb) with a length of 1 m (3.3 ft). A prehistoric, flightless family, sometimes called (incorrectly) "giant megapodes" ( Sylviornis ) of New Caledonia were the most massive galliformes ever, with lengths of up to 1.7 m (5.6 ...
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Tetrao urogallus (western capercaillie) - reintroduced into Scotland [68] Tetrao tetrix (black grouse) - reintroduced into parts of England; Lagopus scotica (red grouse) - reintroduced into southern England (Dartmoor) Red-legged partridge; Golden pheasant from Asia (now died out) [69] Common pheasant
However, the Cantabrian subspecies is not as reliant as other Western capercaillies on pine forest, a type of habitat which is relatively scarce in the Cantabrian mountains. [3] The Cantabrian capercaillie feeds in deciduous woodland, and occurs in mature beech forest and mixed forests of beech and oaks (at elevations ranging from 800 to 1,800 ...
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