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, …

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 …

Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) are large game birds found across the Palearctic. They spend the winter perched in dense forests and females of this species take all responsibility for nesting …

Male black grouse are black birds with a fan tail and white wing-bars. Females are smaller and grey-brown, with an intricate pattern of black barring, and notched tails.

Black grouse need a complex mosaic of different habitats. They’re often found on the fringes of upland heather moors and native woodland, but they also favour young, open, conifer forests.

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 …

Black Grouse conservation work is supported by The Famous Grouse. Black Grouse are found in upland areas of Wales, the Pennines and most of Scotland. Best looked for on farmland and …

Oct 8, 2025 · The Black Grouse, a species rich in tradition and folklore and renowned for its distinctive plumage and dramatic mating displays, is an ecologically important and folklore-rich …

The Black Grouse is a striking bird, known for its distinctive black plumage. The males, or cocks, have an entirely black body with a gloss that appears bluish in bright light.

In northern Europe it prefers deciduous or mixed forests to coniferous forest and spare, young stands to older denser ones. In southern European mountains such as the Alps it mainly uses …