Capercaillie  (Tetrao urogallus)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusTetrao
SizeMale weight: over 4 kg
Female weight: up to 2 kg
Male body length: 74 – 90 cm
Wingspan: 87 – 125 cm
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Status

Listed on Annex 1 of the Birds Directive and Appendix II of the Bern Convention. It is also listed on Schedules 2, 3 and 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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