---
title: "Red Grouse"
description: "Lagopus scotica — Ptaki. The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a medium-sized bird in the grouse tribe which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-grouse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red Grouse

> Lagopus scotica — Ptaki. The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a medium-sized bird in the grouse tribe which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.

- Scientific name: *Lagopus scotica*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1171
- iNaturalist taxon: [1580323](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1580323)

## Names

- en: Red Grouse
- de: Schottisches Moorschneehuhn
- es: Lagópodo de las Islas Británicas
- fr: Lagopède d'Écosse

## Countries with the most observations

GB (1014), IE (10), IM (4)

## Summary

The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a medium-sized bird in the grouse tribe which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland.
It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the willow grouse (Lagopus lagopus) but is now considered to be a separate species. It is also known as the moorcock, moorfowl or moorbird. Lagopus is derived from Ancient Greek lagos (λαγος), meaning "hare", + pous (πους), "foot", in reference to the feathered feet and toes typical of this cold-adapted genus, and scotica means "of Scotland".
The red grouse is the emblem of the journal British Birds. The red grouse is also the logo…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_grouse

## Photo

![Red Grouse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-grouse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Maciej Iwanicki · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122013333

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-grouse?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).