Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Strong body, short beak, conical, suitable for pecking plant seeds; Short round wings, not good at flying; Strong feet, sharp claws, good at walking and digging for food; Both the nostrils and feet are feathered for the cold. The male is brightly colored, with a large crown and beautiful plumage; The posterior margin of some tarsus is distant. Early adult bird. They do not fly very often, except in the upper and lower trees. Because of his clumsy body, he fluttered violently when taking off, and rose slowly when flying. After reaching a certain height, he spread his wings to glide from high to low, but never flew over the forest canopy.

It is found in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation, Turkey.
It inhabits coniferous forests of established species such as larch, spruce, red pine and fir, with glades of varying sizes.

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, the Caucasian black lyric chicken, is active in the morning and evening in large forest clearings, forest edges and sunny grass or shrubs, and in the rest of the forest by falling trees, shrubs or grass clearings. It mainly roosts in larch trees at night. In winter, they often spend the night in a snow cave on the ground.

Caucasian black piano chicken mainly feeds on plant foods and has a wide range of feeding habits. Early adult bird. They do not fly very often, except in the upper and lower trees. Because of his clumsy body, he fluttered violently when taking off, and rose slowly when flying. After reaching a certain height, he spread his wings to glide from high to low, but never flew over the forest canopy.

Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2012 Red List of Threatened Species ver 3.1 - Near Threatened (NT).

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