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Lyrurus
Sign in to saveLyrurus 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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Lyrurus is a taxon classified at the genus rank within the family Phasianidae. It belongs to the order Galliformes, class Aves, phylum Chordata, and kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Swainson in Richardson, 1832, and is listed in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
According to WoRMS, the taxon status is unaccepted. Records indicate 406,941 occurrences globally. In the United Kingdom, four records are held by the institution NHMUK. The subject is referenced by 169 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderGalliformes
- FamilyPhasianidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Collections
- NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
==Taxonomy== The genus Lyrurus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the black grouse as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lura meaning "lyre" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".
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