• Synonyms Blackcock, Northern Black Grouse, Eurasian Black Grouse
  • Old latin name for bird Lyurus tetrix, Tetrao tetrix

Black Grousebird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, mating calls, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 2.
    Lekking, song, © Stein Ø. Nilsen
    Norway
  • 3.
    Song, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 4.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 5.
    Male, song, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 6.
    Male, song, © Terje Kolaas
    Norway
  • 7.
    Song, © Albert Lastukhin
    Russian Federation
  • 8.
    Song, © Lars Edenius
    Sweden
  • 9.
    Wing-beat, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
  • 10.
    Call, female, © Tero Linjama
    Finland
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Black Grouse

  • Breeding region Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion n

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AlbanianGjeli i egër bishtlirë, gjeli lirë, Pule e egër
Bashkirоҙан, ҡор, ҡорҙар
BasqueLira-oilarra, lira-oilar
BelarusianЦецярук, Касач, 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
Greekliropeteinos, Λυρoπετειvός, Λυροπετεινός, [liropeteinos]
Hebrewשכווי שחור, שכו-י עוגן
Hungariannyírfajd
IcelandicOrri
Irishliathchearc, Dúchoileach, galo lira
Italianfaginao di monte, Fagiano di monte, forcello, Fagiano di monte eurasiatico, gallo forcello
Japaneseクロライチョウ
KazakhҚұр, саудырлақ, қарағай-ұлар, қарақұр
Korean멧닭
Latvianrubenis, Melnais teteris, teteris
LithuanianCecerukas, Tetirva, Burbulis, tetervinas, eurazinis tetervinas
LuxembourgishBiirkhong, Bierkhong
Macedonianмал тетреб, Лирест (Мал) тетреб, mal tetreb
Maltesefaġan tal-muntanja
Manxkiark lheeah, kellagh doo
Mongolianнургийн сойр , ар хахилаг, Хур, хахилаг, Хар хур
Northern SamiHurri
NorwegianOrfugl, orrfugl
Norwegian NynorskOrrfugl
Occitangal salvatge
PolishCietrzew zwyczajny, cietrzew, cietrzew (zwyczajny)
PortugueseGalo-lira, galolira, tetraz-lira, galo lira
Romaniancocoş-de-mesteacăn, Cocoș de mesteacăn, cocos-de-mesteacan, Cocoş de mesteacăn
Romanshcot, giaglina da draussa, gialina da draussa, Cot da draussa
Russianтетерев-косач, Косач, Полевой тетерев, teterev, Тетерев, Тетерев обыкновенный
Sardiniancirolitta, fagianu, tzurulittu, pidraxu de monti, fazanu
SerbianТетреб ружавац, Ружавак, mali, Тетреб рушевак, Тетреб рушевац, тетреб мали, tetrijeb ruževac, тетреб, tetreb, мали, Ruševac
Slovaktetrov hoľniak, Tetrov obyčajný
Slovenianruševec, škarjevec
SpanishGallo lira, Gallo lira común, Urogallo Lira, Gallo-lira Común
Swedishorre
Tajikтетереви муқаррарӣ
Tatarурман тавыгы, озан, көртлек, кыр тавыгы , озаннар, озаны
TurkishOrman Horozu, Orman Tavuğu, Құр
Turkmenorman horozu
Ukrainianтетерук, Тетерев, тетерук євразійський, teteruk
WelshIâr ddu y mynydd, Ceiliog y mynydd, Ceiliog ddu, grugiar ddu, Grugiag ddu