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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., ?ekercio?lu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34: 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
BirdLife International. 2004. Birds in Europe: population estimates, trends and conservation status. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
BirdLife International. 2021. European Red List of Birds. Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
de Juana, E. and Kirwan, G.M. 2012. Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus). In: J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie & E.de Juana (eds), Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive, Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
Donald, P.F., Fernando, E., Brown, L., Busana, M., Butchart, S.H.M., Chng, S., Colina, A.d.l., Ferreira, J.M., Jain, A., Jones, V.R., Lapido, R., Malsch, K., McDougall, A., Muccio, C., Nguyen, D., Outhwaite, W., Petrovan, S.O., Stafford, C., Sutherland, W.J., Tallowin, O. & Safford, R. 2024 (in press). Assessing the global prevalence of wild birds in trade.
Global Forest Watch. 2023. Interactive Forest Change Mapping Tool. Available at: http://www.globalforestwatch.org/.
Harrison, C.J.O. and Castell, P. 2002. Bird Nests, Eggs and Nestlings of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East. Harper Collins, London.
IUCN. 2024. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2024-2. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 22 October 2024).
Madge, S. and McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, partridges and grouse: Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies. Christopher Helm, London.
Moss, R., Oswald, J. and Baines, D. 2001. Climate change and breeding success: decline of the capercaillie in Scotland. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 47-61.
Storch, I. 2007. Grouse: status survey and conservation action plan 2006-2010. IUCN and World Pheasant Association, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge, UK/Fordingbridge, UK.
IUCN SSC Galliformes Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Species factsheet: Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/western-capercaillie-tetrao-urogallus on 05/01/2025.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2025) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 05/01/2025.