The Red Grouse (Lagopus scoticus) is a bird of the Tetraonidae family. It has chestnut brown plumage, marked on the back with black spots and beneath with black lines; a fringe of small white feathers around the eyes, and a white spot at the base of the lower mandible; a crimson fringed band above the eyes; some of the feathers of the abdomen are tipped with white. The tail has sixteen feathers, the four middle feathers being a chestnut colour with black bars, the rest a dusky colour. They grow to about 40 centimetres long. Research Red Grouse
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Research Red Grouse