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Genus Tetraogallus
Altai Snowcock - The Altai Snowcock is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family. It is found in China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.
Caspian Snowcock - It is found in the mountains of eastern Turkey and Armenia, and throughout the Alborz Mountains of Northern Iran. It breeds at altitudes from 1800-3000 m on bare stony ground with some alpine scrub. It nests in a bare ground scrape and lays 6-9 greenish eggs, which are incubated only by the female. Its diet consists of seeds and vegetable matter. It forms small flocks when not breeding.
Caucasian Snowcock - It is endemic to the Caucasus Mountains, particularly the Western Caucasus, where it breeds at altitudes from 2000-4000 m on bare stony mountains. It nests in a bare ground scrape and lays typically 5-6 greenish eggs, which are incubated only by the female. Its food is seeds and vegetable matter. It forms small flocks when not breeding.
Himalayan Snowcock - It is endemic to the Himalayan Mountains of Pakistan, where it breeds at altitudes from 3600–5100 m on bare stony mountains. It nests in a bare ground scrape and lays typically 5-10 eggs, which are incubated only by the female. Both parents raise the young. Its food is seeds and vegetable matter. Himalayan Snowcock fly downslope in the morning and feed as they walk uphill as the day wears on. It forms small flocks when not breeding.
Tibetan Snowcock - The Tibetan Snowcock is a cock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. This species is found in the Western Himalayas of the Kashmir region of Pakistan and India.