Lyrurus

Lyrurus Temporal range: Early Pliocene to recent
Black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Tribe:	Tetraonini
Genus:	Lyrurus Swainson, 1832
Type species
Tetrao tetrix (black grouse) Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Lyrurus tetrix Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi

Lyrurus is a genus of birds in the grouse subfamily. They are known as black grouse because the male's plumage of both species is colored black as its base colour.