Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) - HBW 2, p. 482
French: Tétraogalle de l'Himalaya
German: Himalayakönigshuhn
Spanish: Perdigallo Himalayo
Taxonomy: Tetraogallus himalayensis G. R. Gray, 1843, Himalayas.
Has been included within a species group, the dark bellied snowcocks, with T. caspius and T. caucasicus. Population of NW Afghanistan has been separated in race bendi, although usually included within incognitus. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- sewerzowi Zarudny, 1910 - Tien Shan Mts N to Zaysan (E Kazakhstan) and E to E Xinjiang (NW China).
- incognitus Zarudny, 1911 - mountains of S Tadjikistan and N Afghanistan.
- himalayensis G. R. Gray, 1843 - E Afghanistan E to Ladakh (NW India) and Nepal.
- sewerzowi Zarudny, 1910 - Tien Shan Mts N to Zaysan (E Kazakhstan) and E to E Xinjiang (NW China).
- incognitus Zarudny, 1911 - mountains of S Tadjikistan and N Afghanistan.
- himalayensis G. R. Gray, 1843 - E Afghanistan E to Ladakh (NW India) and Nepal.
- grombczewskii Bianchi, 1898 - CW China, in W Kunlun Mts, N Tibet and S Xinjiang.
- koslowi Bianchi, 1898 - WC China, in Nan Shan and Ching Hai Ku Mts of Qinghai and S Gansu.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird walking and standing Locality Central Park, New York City, New York, USA (United States)
Josep del Hoyo 9 October 1998 5 years ago 19 sec 3.1
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A head detail of an adult bird.
Locality Tierpark Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Tomasz Doroń 3 October 2009 2 years ago 3.5
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