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 Enlarge map
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Adult bird preening in first sunlight and calling. Locality Balang Shan, Wolong National Nature Reserve, Sichuan, China (Northern)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 15 May 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 3.2
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