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Chinese Grouse (Bonasa sewerzowi) Information

Chinese Grouse

Chinese Grouse, also known as the Severtzov's Grouse or Black-breasted Hazel Grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi) is a grouse species closely related to the Hazel Grouse.

It is a sedentary bird which inhabits conifer-rich mixed montane forests of central China. The bird is very similar in appearance to the Hazel Grouse apart from less of a white stripe on the head and neck.

The bird is named after a Russian explorer and naturalist, Nikolai Alekseevich Severtzov.