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Hazel grouse
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Conservation status
Scientific classification
Genus:
Tetrastes
Species:
bonasia
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Range of T. bonasia
Synonyms
  • Tetrao bonasia Linnaeus, 1758
  • Bonasa bonasia (Linnaeus, 1758)

The hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia), is a type of grouse. It is sometimes called the hazel hen. It is found across the Palearctic as far east as Hokkaido, and as far west as eastern and central Europe. It lives in dense, damp, mixed coniferous woodland. It is a least concern species.

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