Black Grouse bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlackcock, Northern Black Grouse, Eurasian Black Grouse
Old latin name for birdLyurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix
OrderСhickens and relatives / Galliformes
FamilyPheasants & Allies / Phasianidae
GenusLyrurus
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionn

Black Grouse bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, mating calls, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 2.
    Lekking, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
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    Lekking, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 5.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
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    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 7.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 8.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 9.
    Wing-beat, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 10.
    Call, female, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Black Grouse

Black Grouse subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Lyrurus tetrix baikalensisse Siberia to n Mongolia and nw Manchuria (China)-No
Lyrurus tetrix britannicusScotland, Wales and n England-No
Lyrurus tetrix mongolicuse Kyrgyzstan and nw China to e Kazakhstan, sc Siberia and w Mongolia-No
Lyrurus tetrix tetrixScandinavia to s France and n Italy to ne Siberia-No
Lyrurus tetrix ussuriensise Siberia and ne China to nw Korean Pen.-No
Lyrurus tetrix viridanusse Russia to sw Siberia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianGjeli i egër bishtlirë, gjeli lirë, Pule e egër
Bashkirоҙан, ҡор, ҡорҙар
BasqueLira-oilarra, lira-oilar
BelarusianКасач, Цецярук, cieciaruk, цецярук
Bretonskilgog du
BulgarianОбикновен тетрев, Тетрев
Catalangall de cua forcada, Perdiu blanca
Chinese[hei qin ji], 黑野鸡, [hei ye-ji], [dou ji], 乌鸡, 黑琴鸡, [wu-ji], 斗鸡
Chinese (Traditional)黑琴雞
Chuvashăсанĕ, ăсан, ăсансем, Ахаль ăсан, ахаль
CornishYer gwyls, kulyek du, Culyek du, yar du, Yar wyls
Croatianmali tetrijeb, tetrijeb ruševac
Czechtetřívek, tetřívek obecný, Tetrívek obecný, tetøívek obecný
DanishUrfugl
DutchKorheoen, Korhoen
EsperantoTetro, Nigra tetro
Estonianteder
Faroeseorri
Finnishteeri
FrenchCoq de bruyère, Tétras lyre, Petit Coq de bruyère, Tétras-lyre, Petit Tétras
Frisiankuorhin
GalicianGalo lira
GermanBirkhuhn
Greek[liropeteinos], Λυροπετεινός, Λυρoπετειvός, liropeteinos
Hebrewשכווי שחור, שכו-י עוגן
Hungariannyírfajd
IcelandicOrri
Irishgalo lira, Dúchoileach, liathchearc
Italianfaginao di monte, Fagiano di monte, forcello, Fagiano di monte eurasiatico, gallo forcello
Japaneseクロライチョウ
KazakhҚұр, қарақұр, саудырлақ, қарағай-ұлар
Korean멧닭
LatvianMelnais teteris, rubenis, teteris
Lithuanianeurazinis tetervinas, tetervinas, Cecerukas, Tetirva, Burbulis
LuxembourgishBierkhong , Biirkhong
Macedonianmal tetreb, мал тетреб, Лирест (Мал) тетреб
Maltesefaġan tal-muntanja
Manxkellagh doo, kiark lheeah
MongolianХур, хахилаг, Хар хур, нургийн сойр , ар хахилаг
Northern SamiHurri
NorwegianOrrfugl, orrfugl, Orfugl
Norwegian NynorskOrrfugl
Occitangal salvatge
PolishCietrzew zwyczajny, cietrzew, cietrzew (zwyczajny)
Portuguesetetraz-lira, galo lira, Galo-lira, galolira
Romaniancocos-de-mesteacan, Cocoş de mesteacăn, Cocoș de mesteacăn, cocoş-de-mesteacăn
Romanshgiaglina da draussa, gialina da draussa, cot, Cot da draussa
RussianТетерев обыкновенный, Полевой тетерев, teterev, Тетерев, тетерев-косач, Косач
Sardinianfagianu, tzurulittu, pidraxu de monti, fazanu, cirolitta
SerbianТетреб ружавац, Ружавак, mali, Тетреб рушевак, Тетреб рушевац, тетреб мали, tetrijeb ruževac, тетреб, tetreb, мали, Ruševac
SlovakTetrov obyčajný, tetrov hoľniak
Slovenianruševec, škarjevec
SpanishGallo-lira Común, Gallo lira común, Urogallo Lira, Gallo lira
Swedishorre
Tajikтетереви муқаррарӣ
Tatarозан, кыр тавыгы , урман тавыгы, озаннар, озаны, көртлек
TurkishOrman Horozu, Құр, Orman Tavuğu
Turkmenorman horozu
Ukrainianteteruk, Тетерев, тетерук євразійський, тетерук
WelshGrugiag ddu, Ceiliog y mynydd, Ceiliog ddu, grugiar ddu, Iâr ddu y mynydd