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Western capercaillie

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q129059
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Summary

Western capercaillie is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,046 views/month, #844 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Bird of the Year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Tetrao[6]
  • Taxon name: Tetrao urogallus[7]
  • Commons category: Tetrao urogallus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tetrao urogallus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Tetrao urogallus[10]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Pauly–Wissowa[12], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16]
  • Has characteristic: oviparity[17]
  • Short name: T. urogallus[18]
  • Taxon common name: Grugiar Coed[19], Western Capercaillie[20], Auerhuhn[21], Urogallo común[22], gall fer comú[23], tetřev hlušec[24], metsis e. mõtus[25], Storfugl[26], Һуйыр[27], Глушэц[28], Глухар[29], Skilgog meur[30], Gall fer[31], Къоракуотам[32]

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Identifiers

Western capercaillie's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 100830[33]. Western capercaillie's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2473577[34]. Western capercaillie's ITIS TSN is recorded as 553893[35].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Western capercaillie include Capercaillie[36], a musical group[37], founded in 1984[38].

Why It Matters

Western capercaillie has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for it include Capercaillie[36], a musical group[37], founded in 1984[38].

FAQs

What awards did Western capercaillie receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [34] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4128685-6
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0397616-tetrev-hlusec
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
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