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Siberian Grouse
Falcipennis falcipennis (Hartlaub, 1855)
≈38 cmLength686 gWeight
It is a plump forest grouse whose male has a white-bordered black throat and red skin above the eyes.
How to identify
Field marks
- Male has sooty gray-brown plumage and a neck ruff
- Male has a black throat patch bordered white
- Male has red bare skin above each eye
- Belly and flanks covered in white patches; white band at the tail tip
Male, female and young
The female is paler brown and lacks the male's sharply defined facial markings.
Voice
During courtship, the male gives a soft, trilling coo that rises in pitch.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The Siberian grouse (Falcipennis falcipennis), also known as Siberian spruce grouse, Amur grouse, or Asian spruce grouse, is a short, rotund forest-dwelling grouse. A sedentary, non-migratory bird, it is the only member of the genus Falcipennis. The spruce grouse of North America, which physically looks similar, is now placed in the monotypic genus Canachites.
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Questions
How big is the Siberian Grouse?
The Siberian Grouse is about ≈38 cm long and weighs around 686 g.
Where does the Siberian Grouse live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: eastern Siberia and Sakhalin Island.
Is the Siberian Grouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Siberian Grouse as Least Concern.
What does the Siberian Grouse eat?
Main food: Land plants.
What family is the Siberian Grouse in?
It belongs to the family Pheasants & Allies (Phasianidae), order Galliformes.
At a glance
- Length
- ≈38 cm
- Weight
- 686 g
- Habitat
- Forest
- Diet
- Land plants
- Lifestyle
- Varied
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
More measurements
- Wing
- 179 mm
- Tail
- 103 mm
- Bill
- 22 mm
- Tarsus
- 35 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: eastern Siberia and Sakhalin Island
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae
- Genus
- Falcipennis
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