When it is recorded
Jan362
Feb382
Mar4,268
Apr8,937
May1,022
Jun442
Jul871
Aug688
Sep371
Oct450
Nov591
Dec307
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 17,756 | |
| 2 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 1,889 | |
| 3 | Moray | Scotland | 757 | |
| 4 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 555 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 202 | |
| 6 | Stirling | Scotland | 23 | |
| 7 | Angus | Scotland | 5 | |
| 8 | West Dunbartonshire | Scotland | 1 |
21,437 Scotland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 21,473
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 8
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Tetrao urogallus
- Group
- Birds
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 22,557
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Perth and Kinross, Argyll and Bute
- Conservation designations
- Birds Directive, Birds of Conservation Concern, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Tetrao
- Name with authority
- Tetrao urogallus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 12
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q129059 · GBIF 2473577