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.

The Caspian Snowcock is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Caspian Snowcock, Tetraogallus caspius, is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. 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. More

Republic limits caspian snowcock settles on ranges: Zangezour (acme Kapoutjoukh mountain, 3904 meters), Meghri (Baghatssar mountain, 3249 m), Bargoushat (Aramazd mountain, 3399 m), Hayotsdzor or Vaik (Gogi mountain, 3120 m), Vardenis (Vardenis mountain, 3522 m), Gegham (Azhdahak mountain, 3598 m, and Spitakasar mountain, 3560 m), Pambak (Tezhler mountain, 3101 m), Bazoum (Urasar mountain, 2992 m), Javaket (Achkasar mountain, 3196 m), and Ghoukasian (Ghoukasian mountain, 3045 m), Karabagh plateau (acme Tskhouk mountain, 3581 m and Mets Ishkhanasar mountain, 3550 m), mountains More

Caspian Snowcock has a desolate whistling song, vaguely like a Eurasian Curlew, sooo-looo-leeee. It differs from Caucasian Snowcock in that it does not have the drop in pitch at the end of the song shown by that species. The calls include loud cackles and bubbled buck-buck-buck-buck-burrrrrr. - The following disclaimer relates only to the text above this line. This article contains content from Wikipedia, used here under the GNU Free Documentation License. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Caspian Snowcock is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

Caspian snowcock distribution in Iran Climbing snow on the quest for mapping Caspian snowcock distribution in Iran - Sunday, 24 May 2009 13:05 Ali Sadr E-mail Print PDF cutting snow on the quest for documenting breeding areas of Caspian SnowcockIn this trip to Northern Alborz and Central Alborz protected heights I tried to visually observe and mark breeding locations and late winter distribution of Caspian Snowcock(Tetraogallus caspius). More

Some of the highlights included Caspian Snowcocks at 3200m at five in the morning in the Tarsus Mountains; Grey-headed Swamphens and Graceful Warblers in the G More

popular tour is the one that includes famous Caspian Snowcock in Aladag Mountains.We can arrange what you need. The essential guide to birding in south central Turkey is Dave Gosney's 'Finding Birds in Turkey: Ankara to Birecik'. This is surely a must and if you do not have one, you can borrow from our small library. Our name is also in that book.(Part one Page 13 ) Also We worked with also other famous birders such as Ian Green.Our name is also in his book. More