| Tetraophasis | |
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| Tetraophasis obscurus | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Lophophorini |
| Genus: | Tetraophasis Elliot, 1871 |
| Type species | |
| Perdix obscurus | |
Tetraophasis is a genus ofGalliformes in the familyPhasianidae, which includeschickens,pheasants,partridges,grouse,turkeys,quail, andpeafowl. It contains the following species:[1]
The nameTetraophasis is a combination of the genus nameTetrao (the nameCarl Linnaeus gave grouse in 1758), and the modernLatin wordphasis, meaning "pheasant".[2] Monal-partridge are close relatives ofmonals and more distantly related totragopan. They are boreal adapted species of high altitudes. Like monals they dig inalpine biomes for tubers, rhizomes andinvertebrates as well as rodent pups andvoles. Monal-partridges are important prey species forraptors,owls andyellow-throated martens. Like monals, monal-partridges are strictly monogamous. The female incubates the eggs until the last 48, hours when the male may take over the nighttime nest brooding. This is a habit documented inblood pheasants, tragopans and monals. Both sexes rear the chicks, which are not fully mature until their second year. Unlike monals the sexes do not separate during winter. Monal-partridges are strong fliers. They evidently compete withkoklass as the two are rarely to be heard or seen in the same valleys.
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