Amazing Game Birds You've Never Seen Before

Western capercaillie

A huge game bird of conifer forest and moorland, the range of the western capercaillie stretches across northern parts of Europe and as far east as central Siberia and northwest Mongolia.

Black grouse

Widespread across Eurasia as far east as Ukraine and Russia, the black grouse is adapted to an extensive array of open habitats, including  steppe, heathland, grassland, and pasture.

Hazel grouse

The range of the hazel grouse is extensive, taking in central and eastern Europe all the way east to Japan. A diminutive bird sometimes called a hazel hen.

Rock ptarmigan

Known simply as the ptarmigan in the United Kingdom, this member of the grouse family turns snowy white in winter.

Dusky grouse

Native to the Rocky Mountains in North America, this large chicken-like bird is distinguished by a yellow eyebrow that turns red during courtship.

Red grouse

Found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland, the red grouse is familiar to millions as the bird depicted as the logo of The Famous Grouse whisky.

Sooty grouse

Easily identified during peak display periods for the remarkable "fried egg" patch of skin on its neck, the sooty grouse is a forest-dwelling native to North America's Pacific coast ranges.

Spruce grouse

Shy and and inconspicuous in the coniferous forests of North America, the spruce grouse spends much of its time on the ground or along tree limbs.

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