Snowcock

Snowcocks
Tibetan snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Tribe:	Coturnicini
Genus:	Tetraogallus J.E. Gray, 1832
Type species
Tetraogallus nigelli[1] J.E. Gray = Tetraogallus himalayensis G.R. Gray
Species
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The snowcocks or snowfowl are a group of bird species in the genus Tetraogallus of the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are ground-nesting birds that breed in the mountain ranges of southern Eurasia from the Caucasus to the Himalayas and western China. Some of the species have been introduced into the United States. Snowcocks feed mainly on plant material.