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.
Taxonomy The genus Lyrurus was introduced in 1832 by the English naturalist William Swainson with the black grouse as the type species. The title page bears the year 1831 but the volume was no published until 1832. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek lura meaning "lyre" with -ouros meaning "-tailed".
Species The genus contains two species:
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