Grouses
Tetraonidae, or the well-known grouse family, has always been one of our favourite galliform group. We have been keeping these birds during the last 2 decades, and a wealth of avicultural experience has been collected since then. As a result, more and more grouse species and numbers have become available with fanciers in Western Europe and else where.
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| Displaying male Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) | Booming male Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) | Male Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) | Booming male Dusky Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) | Tail-display in Sooth Blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) |
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| Tail-display by male Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus canadensis) | Displaying male Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) | Young male Eastern or Black-billed Capercaille (Tetrao parvirostris) | Adult male Siberian Spruce Grouse (Dendragapus falcipennis) | Adult male Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotius) |
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| Adult male Rock Ptarmigan (Lagopus muticus) | Adult male Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) | Female Willow Ptarmigan in winter dressing | Male Rock Ptarmigan in winter dressing | Male Hazel Grouse (Bonasa Bonasia) |
Grouses available
Our aim is to preserve strong, healthy and pure-bred bloadlines from the grouse species which we keep (Blue, Spruce, Black,Prairie, Ptarmigan, and others). Don't hesitate to contact us, if you have any further queries on the subject matter. For this, click over here.
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| Mr. François Bernar with one male Capercaillie | Male Rock Ptarmigan calling |
Some grouses kept/bred in Belgium
European species ; Black, Capercaillie, Hazel, Willow, Rock, Red, a.o.
American species ; Spruce, Blue, Sharp-tailed, Prairie, Ruffed, a.o.
Movie clip of Grouses