LC
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus



Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Authority: Linnaeus, 1758

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range and the population size is extremely large, hence does not approach threatened thresholds for the range or population size criteria. Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion. For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size: 3980000-8550000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 21,700,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/western-capercaillie-tetrao-urogallus on 03/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 03/12/2024.