Himalayan snowcock
E547365
The Himalayan snowcock is a large, ground-dwelling mountain bird in the pheasant family, adapted to high-altitude rocky slopes across the Himalayas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Himalayan snowcock canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird
ⓘ
gamebird ⓘ species ⓘ |
| adaptation |
adapted to cold high-altitude environments
ⓘ
strong legs for climbing rocky slopes ⓘ |
| behavior |
gregarious outside breeding season
ⓘ
ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| binomialName | Tetraogallus himalayensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | large for a gamebird ⓘ |
| breedingSeason | spring to early summer ⓘ |
| camouflage | plumage blends with rocky terrain ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | typically 5–12 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Himalayan snowcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOccurrence |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tajikistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Edward Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| diet |
bulbs
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ shoots ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 3000–5000 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| family | Phasianidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy | walks and scrapes on ground for food ⓘ |
| genus | Tetraogallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
high-altitude rocky slopes ⓘ subalpine scrub ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Nevada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IUCNConservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Bhutan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Galliformes ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Tetraogallus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumage |
grey-brown upperparts with white and chestnut markings
ⓘ
white throat bordered by dark band ⓘ |
| reproduction | nests on ground ⓘ |
| socialStructure | forms small flocks ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| vocalization | loud whistling calls ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.