Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (39)
- Subspecies (8)
Eduardo de Juana and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 6, 2015
Text last updated December 6, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Albanian | Gjeli i egër |
| Asturian | Faisñn montñs |
| Basque | Basoilarra |
| Bulgarian | Глухар |
| Catalan | gall fer comú |
| Chinese (SIM) | 西方松鸡 |
| Croatian | tetrijeb gluhan |
| Czech | tetřev hlušec |
| Danish | Tjur |
| Dutch | Auerhoen |
| English | Western Capercaillie |
| English (United States) | Western Capercaillie |
| Finnish | metso |
| French | Grand Tétras |
| French (France) | Grand Tétras |
| Galician | Pita do monte |
| German | Auerhuhn |
| Greek | (Δυτικός) Αγριόκουρκος |
| Hebrew | שכווי ענק |
| Hungarian | Siketfajd |
| Icelandic | Þiður |
| Italian | Gallo cedrone |
| Japanese | ヨーロッパオオライチョウ |
| Latvian | Mednis |
| Lithuanian | Kurtinys |
| Mongolian | Эгэл сойр |
| Norwegian | storfugl |
| Polish | głuszec |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Galo-montês |
| Romanian | Cocoș de munte |
| Russian | Глухарь |
| Serbian | Veliki tetreb |
| Slovak | hlucháň hôrny |
| Slovenian | Divji petelin |
| Spanish | Urogallo Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Urogallo común |
| Swedish | tjäder |
| Turkish | Büyük Orman Tavuğu |
| Ukrainian | Глушець білодзьобий |
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
PROTONYM:
Tetrao Urogallus
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.159.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TETRAO
- tetrao
- urogallus
- Urogallus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Western Capercaillie
