Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)

Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) - HBW 2, p. 482

French: Tétraogalle du Tibet German: Tibetkönigshuhn Spanish: Perdigallo Tibetano

Taxonomy: Tetraogallus Tibetanus Gould, 1854, Tibet = Ladakh.
Has been included within a species group, the white bellied snowcocks, with T. altaicus. Six races sometimes accepted, but tschimenensis included in nominate tibetanus, and centralis within przewalskii. Four subspecies currently recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

tibetanus Gould, 1854 - Pamirs and Tadjikistan SE to W Tibet and Ladakh.
przewalskii Bianchi, 1907 - NE India to WC China (Qinghai, SW Gansu and NW Sichuan).
aquilonifer R. & A. Meinertzhagen, 1926 - W Nepal E to Bhutan.
henrici Oustalet, 1891 - E Tibet to NW Sichuan.

Least Concern

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Bird found sitting on a nest. Locality Zoige (Ruoergai) County, Sichuan, China (Northern) (ssp henrici)
Sam Woods 30 May 2006 3 years ago 4.1
A bird easely photographed during a trek in the mountains Locality Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal
Bruno Docquier 29 October 2010 1 year ago 3.9
Adult male sunbathing in the morning Locality Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 15 May 2010 2 years ago 2.2