"Introducing-Red-Grouse-Scoticus" - 1 õppematerjal

Introducing Red Grouse Scoticus (Lagopus Lagopus scotica )

Introducing Red Grouse Scoticus(Lagopus Lagopus scotica ) Evelyn Landing  Red grouse scoticus: medium-sized bird found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland usually classified as a subspecies of the Willow Ptarmigan but is sometimes considered to be a separate species moorfowl or moorbird  Description plumage being reddish brown, and not having a white winter plumage tail is black and the legs are white white stripes on the underwing red combs over the eye young birds are duller and lack the red combs  Habitat Red Grouse is endemic to the British Isles The British population is estimated at about 250,000 pairs with around 1­5,000 pairs in Ireland Pretators like Hen Harrier, foxes and sometimes dogs hunt them.  What they eat? The Red Grouse is herbivorous and feeds mainly on the shoots, ...