Western Capercaillie

• reproducciónMales perform a courtship ritual, the lek, at particular spots in the forest, with highly distinctive postures and calls to attract females.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Mature mountain forest, conifers in the core of its range and beech and other deciduous woodland in the Cantabrian Mountains, with a dense shrub understorey

Size at birth

Precocial, cryptically marked chicks, which leave the nest soon after hatching and follow the female

Sexual maturity

3 years

Gestation / incubation

26-29 days of incubation, by the female alone

Litter / clutch size

5-8 eggs, with records of up to twelve

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrao_urogallus

Best time: April and May, during the display season at the leks, although in Spain access to those areas is restricted so as not to disturb the species