Lagopus lagopus
Length:
377cm to 42cm
Wingspan:
55cm to 66cm
Weight:
650g to 750g
The red grouse is a medium-sized game bird. They are a reddish-brown colour all over and have pale feathers that cover their legs and feet. their bills are slightly hooked and short tails.
Red Grouse are resident birds in the UK and breed in the uplands in the north and west. During their lives, these birds don't tend to travel very far at all.
Numbers of these birds are sadly declining and this could be down to the loss of heather moorlands or perhaps disease.
Their diets consist of seeds, insects, berries and heather.
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