Black grouse

Lyrurus tetrix
Pheasant like (Phasianidae)

♂

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Grouse is blue-black with white stripes and a red eyebrow. Distinctively shaped dark tail and white rump feathers. The ♀ is brown marked, on the belly more greyish and the tail has an indentation visible in flight. The wing under surface is white with a grey rear edge.

The ♂ court in groups with their tails up showing the white under feathers. The ♀ watch and select the best cock bird.

⇔ l. ♀ 42 cm, ♂ 61 cm

syn. TETRAO TETRIX

Rare due to the reduction of its habitat; forest edges next to moor and grass patches.

LA:
≈ The TETRAO UROGALLUS (Capercaillie) is larger with a long wide completely black tail. 
≈ The ♀ black grouse is difficult to separate from other pheasant-like ♀, such as the PHASIANUS COLCHICUS (Pheasant), but it has a forked tail.

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