Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Monotypic
Philip J. K. McGowan and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 18, 2015
Text last updated October 18, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Алтайски улар |
| Catalan | gall nival de l'Altai |
| Chinese (SIM) | 阿尔泰雪鸡 |
| Czech | velekur altajský |
| Dutch | Altaiberghoen |
| English | Altai Snowcock |
| English (United States) | Altai Snowcock |
| French | Tétraogalle de l'Altaï |
| French (France) | Tétraogalle de l'Altaï |
| German | Altaikönigshuhn |
| Hebrew | תרנגול שלג אלטאי |
| Icelandic | Gnípuhæna |
| Japanese | アルタイセッケイ |
| Mongolian | Алтайн хойлог |
| Norwegian | altaihøne |
| Polish | ułar ałtajski |
| Russian | Алтайский улар |
| Serbian | Altajska koka |
| Slovak | ular bieloprsý |
| Slovenian | Altajska skalna kokoš |
| Spanish | Perdigallo Altaico |
| Spanish (Spain) | Perdigallo altaico |
| Swedish | altajsnöhöna |
| Turkish | Altay Urkekliği |
| Ukrainian | Улар алтайський |
Tetraogallus altaicus (Gebler, 1836)
PROTONYM:
Perdix altaica
Gebler, 1836. Bulletin Scientifique publié par l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de Saint-Pétersbourg 1, p.31.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Argut River and tributaries, Katun Mountains, Altai.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TETRAOGALLUS
- altaiana / altaica / altaicus / altaiensis
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Altai Snowcock
