Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi) | Photos and ID

NTNear ThreatenedPlants

ShrublandScrapeLarge · 814 g

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 1 — Photo: James Heal · CC BY 4.0

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 2 — Photo: GD · CC BY 4.0

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Andrew Bazdyrev, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Ani Sarkisyan, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Julia Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

ID tip

As with many gamebirds, the cock (male) is larger than the hen (female), measuring 50–55 cm compared to her length of 37–42 cm. The cock is very distinctive, with all-black plumage, apart from red eyebrows, and a long, deeply forked tail. The female Caucasian grouse is grey with dark barring, and has a cackling call.

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When to see the Caucasian Grouse

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 5 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Caucasian Grouse

Regular range

The map shades 6 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Georgia Türkiye Azerbaijan Armenia Russia Iran

About the Caucasian Grouse

The Caucasian grouse or Caucasian black grouse is a large bird in the grouse tribe. It is closely related to the black grouse.

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Easily confused with

Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixThe black grouse, also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, is a large bird in the grouse tribe.

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