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Gavashelishvili, A.; Javakhishvili, Z. 2010. Combining radio-telemetry and random observations to model the habitat of Near Threatened Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi. Oryx 44(4): 491-500.
Ghanbari, S., Sefidi, K., Álvarez-Álvarez, P. in prep. Forest structural complexity in habitats with presence and absence of the Caucasian grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi) in the Arasbaran biosphere reserve, Iran.
Gokhelashvili, R.; Reese, K. P.; Gavashelishvili, L. 2003. How much do we know about the Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi? Sandgrouse 25: 33-40.
Gottschalk, T. K.; Ekschmitt, K.; Isfendiyaroglu, S.; Gem, E.; Wolters, V. 2007. Assessing the potential distribution of the Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi in Turkey through spatial modelling. Journal of Ornithology 148(4): 427-434.
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Habibzadeh, N., Ludwig, T. 2019. Ensemble of small models for estimating potential abundance of Caucasian grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi) in Iran. Ornis Fennica 96: 77-89.
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Klaus, S.; Vitovich, A. V. 2006. Clarifying the status of the Caucasian Black Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi - methodical approach. Grouse News: 11-15.
Manvelyan, K. 2004. Captive management of the Caucasian black grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewicsi) in the Armenian centre for biodiversity conservation. Grouse News 27: 6-9.
Masoud, M. & Mehdizadeh-Fanid, L. 2006: A study of Caucasian black grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewiczi) population dispersion confined in Iran. — Grouse News 31: 5–8.
Mostajeran.M, Malekian.M, Fakheran. S, Murtskhvaladze. M, Fadakar. D & Habibzadeh. N. 2019. Assessment of genetic variation and evolutionary history of Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi). Ornis Fennica 96: 55-63.
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Sultanov, E. 2006. Surveys in Caucasian Black Grouse habitats in Azerbaijan. Grouse News: 25-28.
Vitovich, O. A. (1986). The ecology of the Caucasian grouse. In Ornithological investigations in the northwestern Caucasus, 10, 165–309 (In Russian). Proceedings of the Teberda state.
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IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi. Downloaded from
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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 24/11/2024.