Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Black Grouse Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Tetraonidae Genus: Tetrao Species: tetrix Binomial name Tetrao tetrix The Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix, is a large bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bogs with some trees. These bird have a group display or lek in early spring. As with many Gamebirds, the male is larger than the female and very distinctive, with black plumage, apart from red eyebrows and a white wingbar, and a lyre-shaped tail, which appears forked in flight. His song is loud, bubbling and somewhat dove-like. The female is greyish-brown and has a cackling call. She takes all responsibility for nesting and caring for the chicks, as is typical with gamebirds. This species is declining in western Europe due to loss of habitat. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.