LC
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix



Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys, Grouse)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species has an extremely large range and the population size is extremely large, hence does not approach threatened thresholds for the range or population size criteria. Despite the fact that the population trend may be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion. For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.

Population size: 6940000-10700000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 25,600,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/black-grouse-lyrurus-tetrix on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.