| Lyrurus Temporal range: Early Pliocene to recent | |
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| Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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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.
The genus Lyrurus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William John Swainson with the black grouse as the type species.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lura meaning "lyre" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
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| Black grouse
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Lyrurus tetrix (Linnaeus, 1758) Six subspecies |
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
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Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi (Taczanowski, 1875) |
The Caucasus, specifically the Caucasus Mountains | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
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Genera of landfowl and their extinct allies
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