Perdix altaica Gebler,1836 The Altai snowcock (Tetraogallus altaicus) is a species of bird in the family Phasianidae.

He was a doctor and naturalist who lived in the Altai region for forty years and named many previously unknown species.

[7] The Altai snowcock feeds on buds, shoots, roots, berries and insects and it also occasionally eats small rodents.

[7] Populations of Altai snowcock are believed to be decreasing as a result of over-hunting and degradation of their habitat.

However, in its Red List of Threatened Species, the IUCN lists this species as being of "Least Concern" because it has a wide distribution over an estimated 819,000 square kilometres (316,000 sq mi) and the number of mature birds is over 10,000 and not decreasing at such a rate as would justify their inclusion in a more vulnerable category.