Black grouse
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phylum | Chordata | The black grouse or blackgame or blackcock (Lyrurus tetrix) is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across the Palearctic in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal. The black grouse is closely related to the Caucasian grouse.
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clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Galliformes | |
family | Phasianidae | |
genus | Lyrurus | |
species | L. tetrix |