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Red Grouse

Lagopus scotica

Not Evaluated

체중

583.125 g

과

Phasianidae

목

Galliformes

소개

붉은뇌조는 영국 제도에만 서식하는 고유한 뇌조 종류로 다른 뇌조와 달리 흰색으로 변하지 않는다. 붉은 갈색의 얼룩무늬 깃털을 유지하며 황야와 히스 덤불 지역에서 서식한다. 히스의 싹과 잎을 주로 먹으며 전통적인 수렵 대상 조류이다.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
체중	583.125 g	20.57 oz

식별

깃털

Does not turn white in winter; male is rich chestnut-brown with red eye-comb; finely barred darker on back; belly dark brown; legs feathered white. Female paler and more finely barred buff and brown.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

분포 지역

Endemic to heather moorlands of Scotland, northern England, and Ireland. Resident year-round. Often treated as a subspecies of Willow Grouse.

Diet & Feeding

Highly dependent on heather shoots and flowers year-round; also eats berries, seeds, and insects in summer. Scottish moorland endemic.

행동 및 번식

산란 수

6-9

소리

노래

Distinctive 'go-back, go-back' cackle; male territorial call loud and raspy on Scottish heather moor. Alarm is explosive 'kek-kek'. Male gives hoarse crowing display calls.

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Galliformes (Gamebirds)
과	Phasianidae (Pheasants & Partridges)
Genus	Lagopus
종	Lagopus scotica

External Databases

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What does the Red Grouse eat?

Highly dependent on heather shoots and flowers year-round; also eats berries, seeds, and insects in summer. Scottish moorland endemic.

Where does the Red Grouse live?

Endemic to heather moorlands of Scotland, northern England, and Ireland. Resident year-round. Often treated as a subspecies of Willow Grouse.

What does the Red Grouse sound like?

Distinctive 'go-back, go-back' cackle; male territorial call loud and raspy on Scottish heather moor. Alarm is explosive 'kek-kek'. Male gives hoarse crowing display calls.

How big is the Red Grouse?

The Red Grouse has a weight of 583.125 g.

What order and family does the Red Grouse belong to?

The Red Grouse (Lagopus scotica) belongs to the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.