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Habitat preferences of capercaillie Tetrao urogallus in the Augustowska Forest (NE Poland) were evaluated using classification trees. Data were collected on 1033 circular sampling plots localized on leks and in their vicinity with 1 km radius. Gathered information described tree stands (site conditions, age, species com− position, tree density, closure, vertical structure, lower strata coverage (saplings and shrubs) and blueberry coverage (Vaccinium myrtillus) as well signs of capercaillie presence. The analysis shows that for capercaillie of key importance are tree stands growing on fresh or wet coniferous sites, more than 100 years old, with density less than 446 trees/ha, with anthill and situated more than 150 from a road.