Lyrurus

Lyrurus
Temporal range: Early Pliocene to recent
Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Species

Lyrurus tetrix
Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

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.