Black grouse - Wikipedia
The black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, [4] is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, spanning across the Palearctic in moorland and steppe habitat when …
Black Grouse Bird Facts | Tetrao Tetrix - The RSPB Wildlife Charity
This landscape of rolling hillsides and rugged peatland is home to Black Grouse, Curlews and Short-eared Owls.
Black Grouse - eBird
Male distinctive, with long, lyre-shaped tail and white undertail coverts; shows white wing stripe in flight. Female warm brown with heavy dark barring; compare to smaller and rustier Willow Ptarmigan (known in Great Britain and Ireland as “Red …
Black Grouse | BTO - British Trust for Ornithology
A grouse of moorland and forest edge, the Black Grouse is best known for its spring-time gatherings, called 'leks', where the males gather to compete for females. Males are jet black with long curved tail feathers. They have a slim white stripe in …
Black grouse - The Wildlife Trusts
The male black grouse, or 'blackcock', is famed for its display behaviour, known as 'lekking'. A sight to behold, it fans out its tail and struts its stuff to show its dominance. Look out for it on upland heathlands.
To Understand the Elusive: How to Avoid the Disappearance of the Black …
2 days ago · The black grouse belongs to a species closely related to the types of habitats that are disappearing due to environmental changes caused by man, the climate crisis, and an increase in the number of predator species. While the populations of this species in Northern and North-Eastern Europe are still relatively stable, in Central and Western ...
Black Grouse - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Black grouse are diurnal birds that spend most of their time on the ground but roost and escape danger in trees. They spend winters in large flocks in dense forests but in spring and summer, they are usually found in open spaces where they seek potential mates and raise broods.
Black Grouse Bird Facts (Lyrurus tetrix) | Birdfact
A feisty forest dweller, the Black Grouse puts on one of nature's most dramatic mating displays across Europe and Asia.
Black Grouse Facts: Identification, Diet, Migration Info etc ...
Black Grouse are striking birds, with males showcasing an all-black plumage, contrasted by a distinctive red wattle above the eye and a white stripe along each wing in flight. Their notable feature is the lyre-shaped tail, which they fan out to display white under-tail feathers during courtship rituals.
Black Grouse - Britain's Wildlife
The black grouse or blackgame or blackcock (Tetrao tetrix) is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal.