Black grouse  (Tetrao tetrix)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderGalliformes
FamilyPhasianidae
GenusTetrao (1)
SizeMale length: 55 cm (2)
Female length: 40 cm (2)
Learn about the scientific name of this species and how it fits into the tree of life at Nature Navigator.

Status

Red list of Birds of Conservation Concern in the UK. Protected under the Game Acts (close season 11 December-19 August, Annex II/2 of the EC Birds Directive and Appendix III of the Bern Convention (3).

left