Red grouse  (Lagopus lagopus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Galliformes
Family Tetraonidae
Genus Lagopus
Size Length: 33 – 38cm
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Status

Not protected (game species), in the UK. Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List (medium conservation concern).