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Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 553893

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


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Galliformes – Fowls, Gallinaceous Birds, gallinacées, volaille
	Family	Phasianidae – Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse, Pheasants, Quail, cailles, faisans
	Subfamily	Tetraoninae – Grouse
	Genus	Tetrao Linnaeus, 1758
	Species	Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758 – Western Capercaillie
		Direct Children:
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus aquitanicus Ingram, 1915
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus cantabricus Castroviejo, 1967
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus kureikensis Buturlin, 1927
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus major C. L. Brehm, 1831
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus rudolfi Dombrowski, 1912
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus taczanowskii (Stejneger, 1885)
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus uralensis Menzbier, 1887
	Subspecies	Tetrao urogallus urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
	Subspecies	Tetrao 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)

	Jurisdiction/Origin:

Comments


	Comment:

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