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The red grouse is considered a game bird and is shot in large numbers during the shooting season which traditionally starts on August 12, known as the Glorious Twelfth. There is a keen competition among some London restaurants to serve freshly killed grouse on August 12, with the birds being flown from the moors and cooked within hours.
Male grouse tend to be larger than female grouse, [9] which seems to hold true across all the species of grouse, with some difference within each species in terms of how drastic the size difference is. [9] The hypothesis with the most supporting evidence for the evolution of sexual dimorphism in grouse is sexual selection. [9]
Red grouse, L. l. scoticus, plumage shows less white than other subspecies Male L. l. alascensis in winter plumage Female L. l. lagopus in summer plumage The willow ptarmigan's scientific name , Lagopus lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos ( λαγως ) ' hare ' + pous ( πους ) 'foot', in reference to the bird's feathered feet which ...
Image credits: thesocieties.net #30 2nd Place Winner: Thomas Mcdonnell "The Photo of the Red Grouse was taken in the North Antrim Hills near the town of Ballycastle.
A male found at the Kortright Center for Conservation. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is the most widely distributed game bird in North America. [2] It is non-migratory. It is the only species in the genus Bonasa.
Greater sage-grouse at a lek, with multiple males displaying for the less conspicuous females. A lek is an aggregation of male animals gathered to engage in competitive displays and courtship rituals, known as lekking, to entice visiting females which are surveying prospective partners with which to mate. [1]
The black grouse is now placed in the genus Lyrurus that was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson. [8] [9] The male and female are sometimes referred to by their folk names, blackcock and greyhen, respectively. These names first occur in the literature with John Ray in 1674. [10]
The western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie / ˌ k æ p ər ˈ k eɪ l (j) i /, [3] is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. The heaviest-known specimen, recorded in captivity, had a weight ...