Lyrurus
Appearance
Lyrurus Temporal range:Early Plioceneto recent
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Black grouse(Lyrurus tetrix) | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Galliformes |
Family: | Phasianidae |
Tribe: | Tetraonini |
Genus: | Lyrurus Swainson,1832 |
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Tetrao tetrix(black grouse) Linnaeus,1758
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Lyrurusis a genus of birds in thegrousesubfamily. They are known as black grouse because the male'splumageof both species is coloredblackas its base colour.
Taxonomy[edit]
ThegenusLyruruswas introduced in 1832 by the English naturalistWilliam John Swainsonwith theblack grouseas thetype species.[1]The genus name combines theAncient Greeklurameaning "lyre" with-ourosmeaning "-tailed".[2]
Species[edit]
The genus contains two species:[3]
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Black grouse | Lyrurus tetrix (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Europe (Swiss-Italian-French Alps specially) from Great Britain (but not Ireland) through Scandinavia and Estonia, eastwards through Russia and parts of Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China![]() |
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Caucasian grouse | Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi (Taczanowski, 1875) |
TheCaucasus,specifically theCaucasus Mountains | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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References[edit]
- ^Swainson, William John;Richardson, J.(1831).Fauna Boreali-Americana, or, The Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America.Vol. Part 2. The Birds. London: J. Murray. p. 497.The title page bears the year 1831 but the volume was no published until 1832.
- ^Jobling, James A. (2010).The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names.London: Christopher Helm. p. 233.ISBN978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^Gill, Frank;Donsker, David;Rasmussen, Pamela,eds. (July 2021)."Pheasants, partridges, francolins".IOC World Bird List Version 11.2.International Ornithologists' Union.Retrieved23 August2021.