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Western capercaillie. The western capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie / ˌkæpərˈkeɪl ( j) i /, [3] is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. The heaviest-known specimen, recorded in ...
Capercaillie are a specialist species, only able to survive in a narrow range of conditions. They require extensive areas of Scots pine dominated woodland, which is only available in Scotland, and a varied forest structure including open areas to feed and dense areas for cover.
Capercaillie require large areas of forest to survive. Work carried out to benefit capercaillie is likely to benefit a wide range of other native species that live in the same habitat. Although the dramatic decline towards extinction has been halted, the capercaillie remains one of Britain’s most threatened species.
Capercaillie. The capercaillie is the largest member of the game bird family. It resides in the pinewoods of Scotland, but is occasionally found in mature oakwoods. Male capercaillie are mainly grey in colour and have reddish-brown wings with a white patch on the shoulder.
Capercaillie are large woodland birds found only in the native pinewoods of Scotland. Learn how to ID them and how to spot them.
The capercaillie is a huge gamebird, the size of a turkey, that lives in the forests of Scotland. Loss of its woodland habitat led to the capercaillie becoming extinct in the UK in the mid-18th century, but birds were reintroduced from Sweden almost a century later. They are now restricted to pine forests in the north of Scotland, where they feed on berries and the shoots and buds of conifer ...
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