Tetrao
| Tetrao Temporal range: Early Pliocene to recent | |
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| Tetrao urogallus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetraoninae |
| Genus: | Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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Tetrao mlokosiewiczi | |
Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. The genus name is derived from the Latin name of a gamebird, probably the black grouse.[1]
Species
There are four extant species:
- Eurasian black grouse, Tetrao tetrix
- Caucasian black grouse, Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
- Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
- Black-billed capercaillie, Tetrao urogalloides
The fossil record of this genus is extensive:
- Tetrao conjugens (Early Pliocene of C Europe)
- Tetrao rhodopensis (Early Pliocene of Dorkovo, Bulgaria)
- Tetrao partium (Early Pliocene - Early Pleistocene of SE Europe)
- Tetrao macropus (Late Pliocene - Early Pleistocene of Hungary)
- Tetrao praeurogallus (Early - Middle Pleistocene of E Europe)
- Tetrao tetrix longipes (Pleistocene of W Europe)
References
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