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Tetrao urogallus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553893

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Western Capercaillie [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderGalliformes  – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinacées, volaille  
                            FamilyPhasianidae  – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans  
                               SubfamilyTetraoninae  – Grouse  
                                  GenusTetrao Linnaeus, 1758  
                                     SpeciesTetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758 – Western Capercaillie  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus aquitanicus Ingram, 1915  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus cantabricus Castroviejo, 1967  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus kureikensis Buturlin, 1927  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus major C. L. Brehm, 1831  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus rudolfi Dombrowski, 1912  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus taczanowskii (Stejneger, 1885)  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus uralensis Menzbier, 1887  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus urogallus Linnaeus, 1758  
                                        SubspeciesTetrao urogallus volgensis Buturlin, 1907  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Tetrao urogallus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.05.23, website (version 23-May-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Tetrao urogallus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Dickinson, Edward C., ed.   
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition   
  Page(s): 1039   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-11701-2   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Tetrao urogallus, Western Capercaillie [English]   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright   
  Publication Date: 2006   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Birds of the World: Recommended English Names   
  Page(s): ix + 259   
  Publisher: Princeton University Press   
  Publication Place: Princeton, New Jersey, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-691-12827-8   
  Notes: Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset   
  Reference for: Tetrao urogallus, Western Capercaillie [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
       
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