Species

Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758

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Common names:
Western Capercaillie,
metsis,
mõtus
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Occurrences
Total records 4832 (
4802 observations ,
16 specimens ,
14 reference based
)
Total species 1
Records in Estonia 4826 (
4802 observations ,
10 specimens ,
14 reference based
)
Species in Estonia 1
First occurrence in Estonia 1946-01-01
Latest occurrence in Estonia 2024-11-17
First occurrence in Estonia this year 2024-01-08
Species lists
Bird of the year,
Estonian birds,
Estonian species,
Protected species of Estonia, category II,
Red List species in Estonia,
Red list: Vulnerable

        Accepted name

        Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758

        Common names

        metsis Estonian ,
        mõtus Estonian ,
        Western Capercaillie English ,
        Storfugl Norwegian ,
        Metso Finnish ,
        Mednis Latvian ,
        Tjäder Swedish ,
        Kurtinys Lithuanian

        PlutoF id

        104299
        Last modified: 2014-01-01
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        Literature references from PlutoF

          Public DNA sequences from UNITE or PlutoF

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