Lyrurus
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| Lyrurus Temporal range: Early Pliocene to recent | |
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| Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Tribe: | Tetraonini |
| Genus: | Lyrurus Swainson, 1832 |
| Type species | |
| Tetrao tetrix (black grouse) Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Lyrurus is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. They are known as black grouse because the male's plumage of both species is colored black as its base colour.
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