Pheasants & Allies

Altai Snowcock

Tetraogallus altaicus

The Altai Snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus) is a 2.8 kg grassland bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

Pheasants & Allies

Order

Galliformes

Weight

2.8 kg

Habitat

Grassland

Diet

Plants and seeds

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Russia, Mongolia, China.

Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist