Tetrao


Tetrao is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily.

Species

There are two extant species:
ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Tetrao urogallusWestern capercaillieEurope to western Russia
Tetrao urogalloidesBlack-billed capercaillieeastern Russia as well as parts of northern Mongolia and China

The fossil record of this genus is extensive: