Tetrao
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Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse
subfamily. It has four species.
The fossil record of this genus is quite extensive:
Grouse
Grouse are a group of birds from the order Galliformes. They are sometimes considered a family Tetraonidae, though the American Ornithologists' Union and many others include grouse as a subfamily Tetraoninae in the family Phasianidae...
subfamily. It has four species.
Species
- Eurasian Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix
- Caucasian Black GrouseCaucasian Black GrouseThe Caucasian Grouse is a large bird in the grouse family. It is closely related to the Black Grouse . It occurs in extreme southeastern Europe and adjacent regions...
, Tetrao mlokosiewiczi - Western Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
- Black-billed CapercaillieBlack-billed CapercaillieThe Black-billed Capercaillie is a large grouse species closely related to the more widespread Western Capercaillie. It is a sedentary species which breeds in the larch taiga forests of eastern Russia as well as parts of northern Mongolia and China.The appearance of the male Black-billed...
, Tetrao parvirostris
The fossil record of this genus is quite 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)