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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Subfamily
  
Tetraoninae

Scientific name
  
Tetrastes bonasia

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Genus
  
Tetrastes

Higher classification
  
Tetrastes

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Similar
  
Black grouse, Western capercaillie, Bird, Grouse, Tetrastes

Hazel grouse


The hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), sometimes called the hazel hen, is one of the smaller members of the grouse family of birds. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia as far east as Hokkaido, and as far west as central and eastern Europe, in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce.

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Hazel grouse


Description

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This is a relatively small grouse at 35–39 cm (14–15 in) length. The plumage of this plump bird is finely patterned, but it essentially has grey upperparts, brown wings and chestnut flecked white underparts.

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The male has a short erectile crest and a white-bordered black throat. The female has a shorter crest and lacks the black color on the throat. In flight, this species shows a black-tipped grey tail.

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The male has a high-pitched ti-ti-ti-ti-ti call, and the female a liquid tettettettettet. These calls, along with the burr of the flying birds' wings, are often the only indication of this grouse's presence, since its shyness and dense woodland habitat make it difficult to see.

Feeding

This bird feeds on the ground, taking mainly plant food, supplemented by insects when breeding.

Breeding

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The nest is on the ground, and 3–6 eggs is the normal clutch size. The female incubates the eggs and cares for the chicks alone, as is typical with gamebirds.

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References

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