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Tetraonidae


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Noun1.Tetraonidae - grousefamily Tetraonidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsGalliformes, order Galliformes - pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzinsgrouse - popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feetgenus Lyrurus, Lyrurus - black grousegenus Lagopus, Lagopus - ptarmigansgenus Tetrao, Tetrao - type genus of the Tetraonidae: capercailliesCanachites, genus Canachites - spruce grouseCentrocercus, genus Centrocercus - sage grouseBonasa, genus Bonasa - ruffed grousegenus Pedioecetes, Pedioecetes - sharp-tailed grousegenus Tympanuchus, Tympanuchus - prairie chickens

Tetraonidae


Tetraonidae

[‚te·trə′än·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) The ptarmigans and grouse, a family of upland game birds in the order Galliformes characterized by rounded tails and wings and feathered nostrils.

Tetraonidae

 

(grouse), a family of birds of the order Galliformes. The Tetraonidae range from 30 to 110 cm in length and from 0.4 to 6.5 kg in weight. The body is plump. The nostrils are feathered. The legs, and sometimes the toes, are feathered and not spurred. In many species, the sexes are unlike in size and coloration.

There are 18 species of Tetraonidae, distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America. In winter the Tetraonidae keep to a limited area or range for food. They are preeminently birds of the forest, but some species inhabit valleys, mountain tundra, and steppes. Many species are polygamous. The nests are built on the ground or, in some species, in trees. A clutch contains from four to 16 eggs. The female incubates the eggs and rears the young. The diet consists of vegetable matter, such as shoots, buds, flowers, berries, and seeds. Young birds consume insects as well. The Tetraonidae are valuable game birds.

Eight species of Tetraonidae are found in the USSR—willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus), ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus). black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). Caucasian blackcock (Lyrurus mloko-siewiczi). capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). black-billed capercaillie (Tetrao parvirostris). hazel hen (Tetrastes bonasia). and Siberian spruce grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis).

REFERENCE

Ptitsy Sovetskogo Soiuza, vol. 4. Edited by G. P. Dement’ev and N. A. Gladkov. Moscow, 1952.

Tetraonidae


  • noun

Synonyms for Tetraonidae

noun grouse

Synonyms

  • family Tetraonidae

Related Words

  • bird family
  • Galliformes
  • order Galliformes
  • grouse
  • genus Lyrurus
  • Lyrurus
  • genus Lagopus
  • Lagopus
  • genus Tetrao
  • Tetrao
  • Canachites
  • genus Canachites
  • Centrocercus
  • genus Centrocercus
  • Bonasa
  • genus Bonasa
  • genus Pedioecetes
  • Pedioecetes
  • genus Tympanuchus
  • Tympanuchus
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