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Tetrao
Sign in to saveTetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse and can be found in the forested areas of the Eurasian Palearctic.
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Tetrao is a genus of birds within the family Phasianidae. It belongs to the order Galliformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and holds an accepted taxonomic status.
Records for this genus are held by several institutions, including the USNM, University of Alberta Museums, ANSP, UMZC, and NHMUK. These records originate from the United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Norway, and the United States. A total of 238,960 occurrences have been documented, alongside 43 specific records.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyPhasianidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- USNM, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ANSP, UMZC, NHMUK, GNM
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom, Russia, Sweden, Norway, [England; U.K.], United States, Great Britain [United Kingdom], Poland
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Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily known as capercaillies. They are some of the largest living grouse and can be found in the forested areas of the Eurasian Palearctic.
Feathers from the bird were used to decorate the characteristic hat of the bersaglieri, an Italian ace infantry formation.
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