Biology:Tetrastes
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Tetrastes | |
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| Male hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Aves |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Galliformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Phasianidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tetraonini |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Tetrastes Keyserling & J. H. Blasius, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrao bonasius Linnaeus, 1758
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| Species | |
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Tetrastes bonasia | |
Tetrastes is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. It contains the following species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Tetrastes bonasia | Hazel grouse | northern Eurasia as far east as Hokkaido, and as far west as central and eastern Europe |
| Tetrastes sewerzowi | Chinese grouse | central China. |
Both species live in forests with at least some conifers in cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q926064 entry
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