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The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) but is now considered to be a separate species. [1] [2] It is also known as the moorcock, moorfowl or moorbird.
The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) of the British Isles was formerly considered to be a subspecies. The willow ptarmigan often hybridises with the black grouse ( Tetrao tetrix ) and the hazel grouse ( Tetrastes bonasia ) and occasionally with the western capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ), the spruce grouse ( Falcipennis canadensis ) and the rock ...
The genus Lagopus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) as the type species. [1] [2] The genus name Lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos (λαγος), meaning "hare, rabbit", + pous (πους), "foot", in reference to the feathered feet and toes typical of this cold-adapted group (such as the snowshoe hare).
The Carrownagappul Bog SAC is known to be a habitat for Irish red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica). [23] [24] The red grouse population at this site was managed by the Mountbellew-Moylough Game Preservation Association. [25] The red grouse is a Red-List species in the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland review. [26]
The rare Red List species Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) has been recorded at this site, as have Curlew (genus Numenius), Kestrel (genus Falco), Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) and Skylark (Alauda arvensis).
The Glorious Twelfth is the twelfth day of August, the start of the shooting season for red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), and to a lesser extent the ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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(Lagopus scotica) A – resident breeding species Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) A – resident breeding species Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) C – resident reintroduced population Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) A – resident breeding species Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) A & C – resident breeder and introduced gamebird Golden pheasant ...