Chinese grouse

Chinese grouse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Tetrastes
Species:
T. sewerzowi
Binomial name
Tetrastes sewerzowi
Synonyms[2]
  • Bonasa sewerzowi

The Chinese grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi), also known as Severtzov's grouse, is the smallest grouse in the world.[3] The species was first discovered and described by Przewalski in 1876.[4]

It is endemic to China, where it is considered endangered by the China Red Data Book.[5]

The bird is named after a Russian explorer and naturalist, Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov.[6]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Bonasa sewerzowi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22679497A119421341. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22679497A119421341.en.
  2. ^ "Bonasa sewerzowi". Avibase.
  3. ^ Sun, Yue-Hua; Fang, Yun; Swenson, Jon E.; Klaus, Siegfried; Zheng, Guang-Mei (2005). "Morphometrics of the Chinese grouse Bonasa sewerzowi". Journal of Ornithology. 146 (1): 24–26. Bibcode:2005JOrni.146...24S. doi:10.1007/s10336-004-0046-5. ISSN 2193-7206.
  4. ^ Sun, Yue-Hua (2000). "Distribution and status of the Chinese grouse Bonasa sewerzowi". Wildlife Biology. 6 (4): 271–275. doi:10.2981/wlb.2000.026. ISSN 1903-220X.
  5. ^ Sun, Yue-Hua; Fang, Yun (2010). "Chinese Grouse (Bonasa sewerzowi): its natural history, behavior and conservation". Avian Research. 1 (3): 215–220. Bibcode:2010AvRes...1..215S. doi:10.5122/cbirds.2010.0015. ISSN 2055-6187.
  6. ^ Lockwood, W B (1993). The Oxford Dictionary of British Bird Names. OUP. ISBN 978-0198661962.