Black grouse  (Tetrao tetrix)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Galliformes
Family Phasianidae
Genus Tetrao (1)
Size Male length: 55 cm (2)
Female length: 40 cm (2)
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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).