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Western Capercallie
Tetrao urogallus
09-10 / 12-23
Male and female Western Capercaillie - the cocks and the hens - can be discriminated easily by their size and colouration. The cock is much bigger, weighing 3 to 6kg. He can range from 74 to 115 cm in length and has a wingspan up to about 1.2 m. The body feathers are coloured dark grey to dark brown, breast feathers are dark green metallic shining. The belly and undertail coverts vary from black to white depending on race (see below).The hen is much smaller, weighing about half as much as the cock. Her body from beak to tail is approximately 54–64 cm (21-25 in) long, the wingspan is 70 cm (28 in) and she weighs 1.5-2.5 kg (3.3-5.5 lbs). Feathers on her upper parts are brown with black and silver barring, on the underside they are more light and buffish-yellow. male CapercaillieBoth sexes have a white spot on the wing bow. They have feathered legs, especially in the cold season for protection against cold. Their toe rows of small, elongated horn tacks provide a snowshoe effect that led to the German family name |
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