Kingdom : Animalia Class : Aves Family : Phasianidae Scientific Name : Tetraoninae Size(L) : 31cm - 95cm (12in - 37in) Wing Span : 45cm - 101cm (22in - 40in) Weight : 0.3kg - 6.5kg (0.6lbs - 14lbs) Top Speed : 10km/h (6mph) Life Span : 1 - 10 years Colour : Black, White, Red Brown, Yellow, Green, Blue, Skin Type : Feathers
- Grouse is a heavily-built bird found in the cold forests of the Northern Hemisphere.
- They inhabit forests, moorlands, shrub land and rural farms in hot and cold environments.
- Distinctively, they have long tail feathers and feathered legs and toes.
- Their feathered legs and toes give them the dual advantage of warmth and better stability and grip in snow.
- They are closely related to chicken, pheasants and turkeys.
- Though they are not commercially farmed, they are hunted as game by humans.
- The Grouse is able to maintain its population as they reproduce in large numbers very quickly.
- The male grouse follows an elaborate mating display and the female grouse is known to lay around 12 eggs after mating.
- The eggs are incubated for a month before they hatch.
- They are omnivores, feeding on grass, fruits, nuts, berries, shoots, seeds, flowers, insects and rodents.
- Their natural predators are lynx, foxes, wolves, large birds of prey and humans who hunt them.