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Description: | The Capercaillie is the largest member of the grouse family, and can be looked on as the European equivalent of the American Turkey. Capercaillies are rare in Britain, being found only in the Caledonian pine forest of Scotland. The species died out in the 1700s and the ones we have today were brought in from abroad. This female was shot in Norway in 1837 by John Hancock.
No of females: 1, Age: adult, Form: mount | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.vertebratezoology.27437 | Go to resource |
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