Black grouse
Lyrurus tetrix
Family Phasianidae. Order Galliformes.
Photo: Aconcagua (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
The black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, is a large bird in the grouse tribe.
Traits
- Residency
- resident
- Diet
- buds, catkins, berries
- Game species
- yes — woodland game
♪ Bird call
Recording: Wikimedia Commons
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Photographs
Collin, Jonas; Cordts, C.; Grönvold, Henrik; Grönvold, Henrik; Hallese / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_grouse'}