Birds of India - Himalayan Snowcock - Tetraogallus himalayensis - Phasianidae

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves (Birds) Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae

Himalayan Snowcock - image © Rajiv Lather (Ladakh, Oct 2006, 5000 m)

Himalayan Snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis) is a local resident found in upper reaches of Himalayas. Size: 55-70 cm.

Anseriformes	Apodiformes	Bucerotiformes	Ciconiiformes	Columbiformes	Coraciiformes	Cuculiformes	Galliformes
Gruiformes	Passeriformes	Piciformes	Psittaciformes	Strigiformes	Trogoniformes	Turniciformes	Upupiformes