Lyrurus tetrix
Category: Arctic & Alpine Birds
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Galliformes
- Family
- Phasianidae
- Genus
- Lyrurus
Where to Find
Found in 12 mountain areas across 11 countries and 6 regions.
- Hubei, China - 14 records
- Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan - 10 records
- Ontario, Canada - 3 records
- New Hampshire, United States - 5 records
- Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia - 1 records
- North Ostrobothnia, Finland - 4 records
- Nordland, Norway - 2 records
- Salzburg, Austria - 1 records
- Bavaria, Germany - 1 records
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany - 1 records
- Trentino – Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy - 1 records
- Van, Turkey - 11 records