Western Capercaillie bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsCommon Capercaillie, Capercaillie, Capercaille, Eurasian Capercaillie, Wood Grouse
Old latin name for birdTetrao major
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyPheasants & Allies / Phasianidae
GenusTetrao
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionnw, nc

Western Capercaillie bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Jíri Poteka
    Czech Republic
  • 2.
    Call, female, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 3.
    Lekking, male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
  • 4.
    Call, female, © Harry Lehto
    Finland
  • 5.
    Male, song, © PE Svahn
    Sweden
  • 6.
    Male, song, © PE Svahn
    Sweden
  • 7.
    Male, song, © Antero Lindholm
    Finland
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Patrik Åberg
    Sweden
  • 9.
    Call, male, © Elias A. Ryberg
    Norway
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Western Capercaillie

Western Capercaillie subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Tetrao urogallus aquitanicusPyrenees (France and Spain)-No
Tetrao urogallus cantabricusnw Spain-No
Tetrao urogallus crassirostrisGermany and Poland to the Balkan Pen.-No
Tetrao urogallus kureikensisnw Russia-No
Tetrao urogallus taczanowskiic Siberia to nw Mongolia and n Korean Pen.-No
Tetrao urogallus uralensissw Russia-No
Tetrao urogallus urogallusScotland and Scandinavia to the White Sea (Russia)-No
Tetrao urogallus volgensiss, c Belarus and ec Russia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаӠӷымбыб, аШӘишәи Дагәа
AlbanianGjeli egër, Gjeli i eger, Gjeli i maleve, gjeli i egër
Bashkirһаңғырау ҡор, һуйыр, урман тауығы, селәүсен
BasqueBasoilarra, basoilar, Gall fer
Belarusianглушэц, hłušec, Глушэц
Bretonskilgog meur
Bulgariangluhar, Глухар
CatalanGall fer, Gall de bosc, gall fer comú, gall salvatge
Chinese[Xifang song-ji], [lín-ji], 林鸡, 西方松鸡, [song-ji], 松鸡
Chinese (Traditional)西方松雞, 松雞
ChuvashАхаль карăк, карăкĕ, карăк, карăксем
Cornishkulyek kors, Culyek cors, Colyek cors
Croatiantetrijeb, tetrijeb gluhan
Czechtetřev, tetřev hlušec, Tetrev hlušec, Tetrev lesní, Tetřev lesní, tetøev hlušec
DanishTjur
DutchAuerhoen
EsperantoUrogalo
Estonianmetsis (mõtus), mõtus, metsis e. mõtus, metsis mőtus, Metsis, motus
FinnishMetso; Koppelo, metso, Koppelo
FrenchCoq de bruyère, Grand Coq de bruyère, Grand Tétras
FrisianAuerhin
GalicianGalo lira, Pita do monte, Gall fer
GermanAuerhuhn
Greek[Agriokourkοs], (Δυτικός) Αγριόκουρκος, Agriokourkοs, Αγριόκουρκος, Αγριόκoυρκoς
Hebrewשכווי ענק, שכו-י ענק
Hungariansiketfajd
IcelandicÞiður
Irishgalo do monte, capall coille, pita do monte
ItalianGallo cedrone, Gallo cedrone eurasiatico, urogallo
Japaneseヨアロッパオオライチョウ, ヨーロッパオオライチョウ
KazakhМењіреу құр, меңіреуқұр, меңіреу құр, саңырау құр
Latvianmednis
LithuanianKurčius, kurtinys, vakarinis kurtinys, Glušėkas
LuxembourgishAuerhong
Macedonianтетреб, Голем тетреб, голем тетреб, tetreb
Manxcabbyl keylley
MongolianЭгэл сойр, Сойр
Northern SamiBeahceloddi, Čukčá
Norwegianstorfugl, Barfugl, Storfugl
Norwegian NynorskStorfugl
Occitanpavon salvatge, Gal salvatge
Polishgluszec, Głuszec zwyczajny, głuszec (zwyczajny), głuszec
Portuguesetetraz-real, galomontês, Tetraz
Romaniancocos-de-munte, Cocoş de munte, Cocoș de munte, cocoş-de-munte
Romanshcot, giaglina da taus, Cot da taus, gialina da taus, Gialina da draussa
Russiangluhar', Обыкновенный глухарь, Glukhar, Глухарь обыкновенный, Глухарь
Serbianвелики, Gluhan, Tetreb, veliki tetrijeb, veliki, тетреб, Тетреб глухан, Глухан, Тетреб велики, Veliki tetreb
Slovaktetrov hlucháň, tetrov hlucháň/hlucháň obyčajný, hlucháň hôrny, Hlucháň obyčajný
Sloveniandivji petelin, veliki petelin
SpanishUrogallo Comun, Urogallo, gallo silvestre, Urogallo común
Swedishtjäder
Tajikглухари муқаррарӣ, дурроҷи муқаррарӣ
Tatarсуер, суеры, урман тавыгы, гади суер , суерлар
TurkishBüyük Orman Tavuğu, Меңіреу құр
Turkmençalihorozu
Ukrainiangluhar, глухар, глушець білодзьобий, Глушець
Uzbekкарқур
Welshgrugiar y coed, Ceiliog y coed, Ceiliog coed