Red Grouse
Lagopus scotica(Latham, J, 1787)
English (US) Red Grouse
The Red Grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phasianidae (Partridges, Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies) in the order Galliformes.
Range: Ireland, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, northern and western England, and WalesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Lagopus scotica
- Order
- Galliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Red Grouse
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1787)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Tetrao scoticus
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1787)
- Type locality
- Scotland.
- Original description
- Supplement to the general synopsis of birds p.290
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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