Tibetan Snowcock in Island Peak High Camp

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Tibetan Snowcock in Island Peak High Camp

Tibetan Snowcock in Island Peak High Camp

We had just called it a day and were preparing lovely ramen soup (yet again!) when these two showed up and brought their friends with them to beg for samples. I think they are some pheasant species - indeed, they are Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus). October 2005
dmiki
on Jul 22, 2007 7:37 am
Lat/Lon: 27.92080°N / 86.93720°E
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Wildlife
Image ID: 314710

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Nelson

Nelson - Jul 22, 2007 11:18 am - Voted 10/10

Tibetan Snowcock

Looks to be a Tibetan Snowcock, which is a member of the pheasant family.

Tibetan Snowcock

dmiki

dmiki - Jul 22, 2007 11:55 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Tibetan Snowcock

Hello Nelson,

Thank you for your vote and clearing that up!

Also, my apologies for not putting up pages for Nepali peaks yet as I had promised you earlier. I still hope to get around to doing this.

Nelson

Nelson - Jul 22, 2007 11:57 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: Tibetan Snowcock

I looked the bird up in my copy of Birds of Nepal since I wasn't sure. I just checked my journal and I saw these birds at Pangpema out by Kangchenjunga, but I didn't get a good photo like this. Thanks for posting.

No worries about the peak pages, I've been sitting on a route and two peaks for many months now, and have not been inspired enough to get to work on them. One of these days ...

dmiki

dmiki - Jul 23, 2007 1:53 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Tibetan Snowcock

They came really close - the picture was taken from inside our tent.

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