The black grouse, northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame, or blackcock, is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, spanning across the Palearctic in moorland and steppe habitat when breeding, often near wooded areas. They will spend the winter perched in dense forests, feeding almost exclusively on the needles of conifers. The black grouse is one of 2 species of grouse in the genus Lyrurus, the other being the lesser-known Caucasian grouse. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.159
Protonym:
Tetrao Tetrix
Type locality:
'Habitat in Europae frigidae Ericetis, Betuletis' = Sweden, ex Fn. Svec.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/178/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
D4441CD6E9C993EF
Avibase ID:
avibase-D4441CD6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D4441CD6
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 677538
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Tétras lyre ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Tétras lyre ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Black Grouse ( Lyurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eurasian Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Lyrurus tetrix [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Lyrurus tetrix [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Lyrurus tetrix [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Grouse ( Tetrao tetrix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black Grouse ( Lyrurus tetrix) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lyrurus tetrix [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Lyrurus tetrix [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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