Grouse

Grouse
Male Greater Sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Subclass:	Neornithes
Infraclass:	Galloanserae
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Tetraoninae Vigors, 1825
Genera
Bonasa Centrocercus Dendragapus Lagopus Tetrao Tympanuchus and see text
Synonyms
Tetraonidae Vigors, 1825

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.