Grouse
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| Grouse | |
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| Male Greater Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Galloanserae |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Tetraoninae Vigors, 1825 |
| Genera | |
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Bonasa |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tetraonidae Vigors, 1825 |
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Grouse are a group of game birds from the order Galliformes. They are often considered a family Tetraonidae, all though the and many others include grouse in the family Phasianidae. The grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, there plumage is protectively shaded of brown, gray, and red. Entirely hidden by feathers, and also their legs are completely feathered.
