Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

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Facts

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae
Genus	Tetrao
Size	Male body length: 74 – 90 cm Wingspan: 87 – 125 cm
Weight	Male over 4 kg Female up to 2 kg

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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.