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Altai Snowcock
Tetraogallus altaicus (Gebler, 1836)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Tetraogallus altaicus
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae. It is found in western Mongolia and adjacent areas of China, Kazakhstan and Russia. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.
Wikipedia contributors, Altai snowcock; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:48:34.182800+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tetraogallus altaicus (Gebler, 1836)
- Name authority
- (Gebler, 1836)
- Common name
- Altai Snowcock
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Tetraogallus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderGalliformes
- familyPhasianidae
- genusTetraogallus J. E. Gray, 1832
- speciesTetraogallus altaicus (Gebler, 1836)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tetraogallus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Caspian SnowcockTetraogallus caspius (S. G. Gmelin, 1784) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Caucasian SnowcockTetraogallus caucasicus (Pallas, 1811) | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis G. R. Gray, 1843 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tibetan SnowcockTetraogallus tibetanus Gould, 1854 | PhasianidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Perdix altaica Gebler, 1836 Gebler, 1836 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=175950 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:55QWY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.