Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
(Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTetrao urogallus (Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie)
GenusTetrao (a genus of birds)
FamilyPHASIANIDAE (game birds)
OrderGALLIFORMES (game birds)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sterry, P. 2004 Capercaillie Vol 15, No 4 Page: 275

Tetrao urogallus (Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tetrao urogallus (Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tetrao urogallus (Capercaillie, Western Capercaillie)
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