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The male has a short erectile crest and a white-bordered black throat. The female has a shorter crest and lacks the black throat. | The male has a short erectile crest and a white-bordered black throat. The female has a shorter crest and lacks the black throat. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Scandinavia]], central and eastern [[Europe]], [[Russia]] and [[Siberia]] to [[Japan]] and northern [[Korea]]. | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Twelve subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''B. b. styriaca'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. rhenana'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. rupestris'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. schiebeli'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. volgensis'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. bonasia'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. griseonota'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. siberica'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. kolymensis'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. amurensis'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. yamashinai'' | ||
| + | *''B. b. vicinatas'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce. | Dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce. | ||
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This bird feeds on the ground, taking mainly plant food, supplemented by insects when breeding. | This bird feeds on the ground, taking mainly plant food, supplemented by insects when breeding. | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bonasa+bonasia}} | {{GSearch|Bonasa+bonasia}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bonasa]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Bonasa]] | ||
Revision as of 21:38, 20 February 2010
- Bonasa bonasia
Identification
35-39cm length. Grey upperparts, brown wings and chestnut flecked white underparts.
The male has a short erectile crest and a white-bordered black throat. The female has a shorter crest and lacks the black throat.
Distribution
Scandinavia, central and eastern Europe, Russia and Siberia to Japan and northern Korea.
Taxonomy
Twelve subspecies are recognized:
- B. b. styriaca
- B. b. rhenana
- B. b. rupestris
- B. b. schiebeli
- B. b. volgensis
- B. b. bonasia
- B. b. griseonota
- B. b. siberica
- B. b. kolymensis
- B. b. amurensis
- B. b. yamashinai
- B. b. vicinatas
Habitat
Dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce.
Behaviour
The nest is on the ground, and 3-6 eggs is the normal clutch size. The female takes all responsibility for incubating the eggs and caring for the chicks
This bird feeds on the ground, taking mainly plant food, supplemented by insects when breeding.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
