Caucasian Grouse

Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi (Taczanowski, 1875)

Caucasian Grouse, Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, is a grouse of the Caucasus and nearby mountains in far south-west Russia, north-east Turkey, Armenia, north-east Azerbaijan and far north-west Iran. It breeds on open slopes where low rhododendron or other scrub grows, close to broad-leaved deciduous forest. The male is notable for its black plumage, red eyebrows and long, deeply forked tail. The female is grey with dark barring. The species was described by Taczanowski in 1875 and belongs to the pheasant family, Phasianidae.

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae — Pheasants & Allies

Breeding range

Palearctic: montane far sw Russia e to ne Azerbaijan and s to ne Turkey, Armenia and far nw Iran