Black Grouse

Lyrurus tetrix (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix is a Palearctic breeding bird of moorland and steppe, often close to wooded areas. It belongs to the family Phasianidae and the order Galliformes. The species is sedentary and is one of two in the genus Lyrurus. In winter it uses dense forests. The female is greyish-brown, gives a cackling or warbling call, and handles nesting and chick care. It was described by Linnaeus in 1758.

Order
Galliformes
Family
Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies
Breeding range
Palearctic: n
Black Grouse
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in Norway 1, Slovakia 1, Estonia 1, France 1, Czech Republic 1, Lithuania 1, Finland 1

Private Bird Photography Tour in Vesterålen
Private Bird Photography Tour in Vesterålen
Norway / Sortland Private tour

A private bird photography outing shaped around the season and your target species, using local hides, feeding sites, vehicle access and sel...

Slovak Paradise Mountain Specialties: 3-Day Spring Birding Tour
Slovak Paradise Mountain Specialties: 3-Day Spring Birding Tour
Slovakia Private tour 3 days

A private three-day spring birding trip in Slovakia’s forested Slovak Paradise, focused on Carpathian mountain birdlife, including owls, w...

From EUR 800
Eight-Day Estonia Birds and Bears Tour
Eight-Day Estonia Birds and Bears Tour
Estonia / Tallinn Group tour 8 days

Explore Estonia’s wetlands, forests and bogs for spring birds, woodpeckers and grouse, then spend a night in a Brown Bear hide on this eig...

From GBP 1,650
Private Full-Day French Alps Birding Tour
Private Full-Day French Alps Birding Tour
France / Valence Private tour 12h

Climb into the Provencal Alps for a private day seeking alpine specialists, with pickup available from Valence, Montelimar or Arles station....

Private Three-Day Šumava Target Birding Tour
Private Three-Day Šumava Target Birding Tour
Czech Republic / Prague Private tour 3 days

Spend three private days in Šumava National Park searching mountain forest and wetland habitats for Czechia’s most sought-after woodland ...

From CZK 35,000
Twitching Lithuania 9-Day Birding Tour
Twitching Lithuania 9-Day Birding Tour
Lithuania / Vente Cape Group tour 9 days

A nine-day Lithuania birding circuit targeting around 200 species across Nemunas Delta, the Curonian Spit and the country’s northern and e...

From EUR 1,120
Black Grouse April Birding Tour from Helsinki
Black Grouse April Birding Tour from Helsinki
Finland / Helsinki Private tour 4h

An April-only four-hour private car tour leaving Helsinki before dawn for rural Black Grouse sites and the first movements of spring migrati...

From EUR 250