Grouse Temporal range: Early Miocene to recent
Male sage grouse Centrocercus urophasianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Galliformes
Family:	Phasianidae
Subfamily:	Phasianinae
Tribe:	Tetraonini Leach, 1820
Genera
?Pucrasia Meleagris Bonasa Tetrastes Centrocercus Dendragapus Tympanuchus Lagopus Falcipennis Canachites Tetrao Lyrurus and see text
Synonyms
Tetraonidae Vigors, 1825 Tetraoninae Vigors, 1825

Grouse are a group of game birds from the order Galliformes. They are often considered a tribe Tetraonini in the family Phasianidae. The grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, their plumage is protectively shaded of brown, gray, and red. Entirely hidden by feathers, and also their legs are completely feathered.