Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus) - HBW 2, p. 483

French: Tétraogalle de l'Altaï German: Altaikönigshuhn Spanish: Perdigallo Altaico

Taxonomy: Perdix altaica Gebler, 1836, Argut River in Katun Mountains, Altai.
Has been included within a species group, the white bellied snowcocks, with T. tibetanus. On occasion, two subspecies have been recognized, but orientalis, of NW Mongolia, probably not valid. Monotypic.

Distribution: S Siberia and Mongolia, in Sayan, Tuva and Altai Mts.