Lyrurus Temporal range: Early Pliocene to 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 |
Type species | |
Tetrao tetrix (black grouse) Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
Lyrurus is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. They are known as black grouse because the male's plumage of both species is colored black as its base colour.