Everything about The Black-billed Capercaillie totally explained
The
Black-billed Capercaillie (
Tetrao parvirostris) is a large
grouse species closely related to the more widespread
Western Capercaillie. It is a sedentary species which breeds in the larch
taiga forests of eastern
Russia as well as parts of northern
Mongolia and
China.
The appearance of the male Black-billed Capercaillie is the similar to that of its western counterpart, except that it's slightly smaller, has a smaller bill, slightly longer tail, and a shorter beak. The Black-billed is also more predominantly black, and there are large white spots at the tips of the uppertail coverts and on wings. The appearance of the female is the similar to that of its western counterpart, except that it's greyer with more uniformly scaled underparts, lacks a rusty unmarked breast area, and has more noticeable white spots on wings.
In the far west of its range the Black-billed Capercaillie has been known to hybridise with the
Western Capercaillie.
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