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.

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The Tibetan 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 Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) 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. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Tetraogallus tibetanus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. More

Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) is a local resident in Himalayas. Size: 51 cm. More

Tibetan Snowcock, China, Mountain pass between Ruoergai and Juizhaigou 30 May 2006 © Mark Harper This bird was spotted from the bus, During the Tropical Birding Sichuan Tour, as it made its way to its nest only 20 metres from the road. More

Phylogeography of Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Auteur(s) / Author(s) BEI AN ; LIXUN ZHANG ; BROWNE Stephen ; NAIFA LIU ; LUZHANG RUAN ; SEN SONG ; Résumé / Abstract Data from eight microsatellite loci were used to infer the evolutionary and past demographic processes in 97 Tibetan snowcocks sampled from eight different geographical locations on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. More

The Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus) is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. More

Tibetan snowcock on top of Gokyo Ri; the birds don't seem to mind the altitude of 5'457 m. More

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Order : Galliformes
Family : Phasianidae
Genus : Tetraogallus
Species : tibetanus
Authority : Gould, 1854