Western Capercaillie bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsWood Grouse, Common Capercaillie, Capercaillie, Capercaille, Eurasian Capercaillie
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 i maleve, gjeli i egër, Gjeli egër, Gjeli i eger
Bashkirселәүсен, урман тауығы, һуйыр, һаңғырау ҡор
BasqueBasoilarra, basoilar, Gall fer
Belarusianhłušec, Глушэц, глушэц
Bretonskilgog meur
Bulgariangluhar, Глухар
CatalanGall de bosc, gall fer comú, Gall fer, gall salvatge
Chinese[lín-ji], [Xifang song-ji], 西方松鸡, 松鸡, [song-ji], 林鸡
Chinese (Traditional)松雞, 西方松雞
ChuvashАхаль карăк, карăк, карăкĕ, карăксем
CornishColyek cors, Culyek cors, kulyek kors
Croatiantetrijeb, tetrijeb gluhan
CzechTetřev lesní, tetřev hlušec, tetřev, Tetrev lesní, Tetrev hlušec, tetøev hlušec
DanishTjur
DutchAuerhoen
EsperantoUrogalo
Estonianmetsis (mõtus), metsis e. mõtus, motus, metsis mőtus, Metsis, mõtus
Finnishmetso, Metso; Koppelo, Koppelo
FrenchCoq de bruyère, Grand Tétras, Grand Coq de bruyère
FrisianAuerhin
GalicianGalo lira, Gall fer, Pita do monte
GermanAuerhuhn
Greek(Δυτικός) Αγριόκουρκος, Αγριόκουρκος, [Agriokourkοs], Αγριόκoυρκoς, Agriokourkοs
Hebrewשכווי ענק, שכו-י ענק
Hungariansiketfajd
IcelandicÞiður
Irishgalo do monte, pita do monte, capall coille
ItalianGallo cedrone, urogallo, Gallo cedrone eurasiatico
Japaneseヨーロッパオオライチョウ, ヨアロッパオオライチョウ
Kazakhсаңырау құр, Мењіреу құр, меңіреу құр, меңіреуқұр
Latvianmednis
Lithuanianvakarinis kurtinys, Glušėkas, kurtinys, Kurčius
LuxembourgishAuerhong
Macedonianтетреб, tetreb, голем тетреб, Голем тетреб
Manxcabbyl keylley
MongolianЭгэл сойр, Сойр
Northern SamiČukčá, Beahceloddi
Norwegianstorfugl, Barfugl, Storfugl
Norwegian NynorskStorfugl
Occitanpavon salvatge, Gal salvatge
PolishGłuszec zwyczajny, głuszec (zwyczajny), głuszec, gluszec
PortugueseTetraz, tetraz-real, galomontês
Romaniancocos-de-munte, cocoş-de-munte, Cocoş de munte, Cocoș de munte
RomanshGialina da draussa, gialina da taus, cot, Cot da taus, giaglina da taus
RussianГлухарь, Glukhar, Глухарь обыкновенный, gluhar', Обыкновенный глухарь
SerbianГлухан, Gluhan, Tetreb, велики, veliki tetrijeb, Тетреб велики, veliki, Veliki tetreb, тетреб, Тетреб глухан
Slovaktetrov hlucháň, tetrov hlucháň/hlucháň obyčajný, Hlucháň obyčajný, hlucháň hôrny
Sloveniandivji petelin, veliki petelin
SpanishUrogallo común, gallo silvestre, Urogallo, Urogallo Comun
Swedishtjäder
Tajikдурроҷи муқаррарӣ, глухари муқаррарӣ
Tatarурман тавыгы, суер, гади суер , суерлар, суеры
TurkishBüyük Orman Tavuğu, Меңіреу құр
Turkmençalihorozu
UkrainianГлушець, глушець білодзьобий, gluhar, глухар
Uzbekкарқур
WelshCeiliog coed, Ceiliog y coed, grugiar y coed