Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix - Tétras lyre

Systematics

Order
:
Galliformes
Family
:
Phasianidés
Genus
:
Lyrurus
Species
:
tetrix

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 60 cm
Wingspan
: 65 à 80 cm.
Weight
: 1100 à 1500 g

Longevity

6 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) is a species of bird in the Phasianidae family.

Subspecific information 6 subspecies

Lyrurus tetrix tetrix (Scandinavia to s France and n Italy to ne Siberia)
Lyrurus tetrix britannicus (Scotland, Wales, n England)
Lyrurus tetrix viridanus (se Russia to sw Siberia)
Lyrurus tetrix baikalensis (se Siberia to n Mongolia and nw Manchuria. China.)
Lyrurus tetrix mongolicus (e Krygystan and nw China to e Kazakhstan, sc Siberia and w Mongolia)
Lyrurus tetrix ussuriensis (e Siberia and ne China to nw Korea)

Foreign names

Tétras lyre,
Gallo lira común,
tetraz-lira,
Birkhuhn,
nyírfajd,
Korhoen,
Fagiano di monte,
orre,
Orrfugl,
tetrov hoľniak,
tetřívek obecný,
Urfugl,
teeri,
gall de cua forcada,
Orri,
cietrzew (zwyczajny),
rubenis,
ruševec,
Тетерев,
クロライチョウ,
黑琴鸡,
黑琴雞,

Voice song and call

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Boreal, Temperate ; Shrubland : Temperate ; Grassland : Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land