Listen to the Hazel grouse
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About the Hazel grouse
The Hazel grouse is a bird in the family Phasianidae (order Galliformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 369 g.
What does the Hazel grouse sound like?
Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once. Songs tend to be long and patterned and are used to hold territory and attract a mate; calls are short signals for contact, alarm and flight.
The recordings here are labelled as callhazelgrouseslovakia and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), sometimes called the hazel hen, is one of the smaller members of the grouse tribe of birds. It is a sedentary species, breeding across the Palearctic as far east as Hokkaido, and as far west as central Europe, in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland, preferably with some spruce. The bird is sometimes referred to as "rabchick" (from рябчик) by early 20th century English speaking travellers to Russia.
More from the family Phasianidae
Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
Common quail
Coturnix coturnix
Indian peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Western capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Common pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Red junglefowl
Gallus gallus
Black grouse
Lyrurus tetrix
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Rock ptarmigan
Lagopus muta
Congo peafowl
Afropavo congensis
Grey junglefowl
Gallus sonneratii
Great argus
Argusianus argus
Frequently asked questions
What does a Hazel grouse sound like?
You can hear 2 recordings of the Hazel grouse on this page, including its callhazelgrouseslovakia and call. Birds produce sound with the syrinx, a vocal organ deep in the chest that can make two independent sounds at once.
Is the Hazel grouse endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hazel grouse as “least concern”.
What family does the Hazel grouse belong to?
The Hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia) belongs to the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes.
Sources & credits
- CallHazelGrouseSlovakia by SanoAK: Alexander Kürthy – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Volovec, Slovakia by Alexander Kurthy – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q182761 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Hazel grouse – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by kallerna – Public domain