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Hazel Grouse

Tetrastes bonasia

Least Concern

Peso

384,0 g

Família

Phasianidae

Ordem

Galliformes

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Sobre

A small grouse (~385 g) of family Phasianidae, cryptically patterned in brown and grey with a small crest. Inhabits dense temperate and boreal mixed forests across Eurasia from western Europe to Japan. Feeds on buds, catkins, seeds, and berries. Least Concern; resident of mature forest; sensitive to fragmentation and clear-cutting, using dense conifer understorey for cover.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Peso	384,0 g	13.55 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Finely mottled grey-brown above; male has black throat bordered white; underparts white with chestnut-brown barring; tail grey with black subterminal band; small red eye-comb; female lacks black throat.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

Distribuição geográfica

Resident across boreal forests of Europe, Russia, and Siberia east to Sakhalin and northern China. Found in mixed conifer-deciduous forest.

Diet & Feeding

Eats buds, catkins, berries, and seeds of deciduous shrubs and trees year-round. Winter diet dominated by alder and birch catkins.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23-27 days. Fledging: 15-35 days.

Tamanho da postura

5-14

Som

Canto

Very high-pitched, thin whistled 'tseeee-tsi-tsi-tsi-tseeee'; almost insect-like and easy to miss. Male and female calls differ slightly in pitch. Alarm is a sharp 'tsip'; wing drumming display rare.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
Família	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Tetrastes
Espécies	Tetrastes bonasia

Distribution

Hazel Grouse has been recorded in 5 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

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🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Hazel Grouse eat?

Eats buds, catkins, berries, and seeds of deciduous shrubs and trees year-round. Winter diet dominated by alder and birch catkins.

Where does the Hazel Grouse live?

Resident across boreal forests of Europe, Russia, and Siberia east to Sakhalin and northern China. Found in mixed conifer-deciduous forest.

Is the Hazel Grouse endangered?

The Hazel Grouse has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Hazel Grouse nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 23-27 days. Fledging: 15-35 days.

What does the Hazel Grouse sound like?

Very high-pitched, thin whistled 'tseeee-tsi-tsi-tsi-tseeee'; almost insect-like and easy to miss. Male and female calls differ slightly in pitch. Alarm is a sharp 'tsip'; wing drumming display rare.

How big is the Hazel Grouse?

The Hazel Grouse has a weight of 384.0 g.

What order and family does the Hazel Grouse belong to?

The Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.