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Tetrao
Taxonomy
Tetrao was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was assigned to Tetraonidae by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Tetraonidae by Crowe et al. (2006); and to Phasianidae by Mlikovsky (2002), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Tetrao Linnaeus |
| 2002 | Tetrao Mlikovsky p. 167 |
| 2006 | Tetrao Crowe et al. p. 527 |
| 2017 | Tetrao Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Tetrao Linnaeus 1758
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†Tetrao conjugens Jánossy 1974
†Tetrao macropus Jánossy 1967
†Tetrao praeurogallus Jánossy 1969
†Tetrao rhodopensis Boev 1998
Tetrao urogalloides Middendorff 1853 [black-billed capercaillie]
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Invalid names: Tetrao parvirostris Bonaparte 1856 [synonym]
Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus 1758 [western capercaillie]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available