Breeding Location:
Mountains, Canyons
Breeding Type:
Monogamous, Solitary nester
Breeding Population:
Rare
Egg Color:
Brown gray with brown spots
Number of Eggs:
7 - 11
Incubation Days:
26 - 27
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Grass, twigs and feathers
Migration:
Nonmigratory
Recommended Products:
General
Himalayan Snowcock: Extremely wary ground dweller with white face and throat outlined with chestnut stripes, brown collar around neck, gray-brown overall with tan streaking on upperparts, white undertail coverts, gray bill and orange-red feet and legs. Females similar but paler, juveniles pale overall.
Range and Habitat
Himalayan Snowcock: Native of Asia and introduced to the Ruby Mountians in Nevada. Prefers mountains and wooded canyons.
Breeding and Nesting
Himalayan Snowcock: Seven to eleven brown spotted, brown gray eggs are laid in a nest lined with grass, twigs, and feathers, on the ground or in a pine tree. Incubated by female for 26 to 27 days.
Foraging and Feeding
Himalayan Snowcock: Forages for grass, shrubby plants, bulbs of various kinds, flowers, insects, and, seeds. Has an unusual pattern of feeding where it glides down the mountian in the morning and forages while walking back up.
Vocalization
Himalayan Snowcock: Has a melodic whistle or cry
Similar Species
Himalayan Snowcock: Blue Grouse has gray plumage with orange-yellow combs above eyes.
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