An Chearc Fhraoigh

An Chearc Fhraoigh

Red Grouse

An Chearc Fhraoigh

An Chearc Fhraoigh

Red Grouse

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An Chearc Fhraoigh

Tá an chearc fhraoigh sách ramhar le cloigeann beag, gob leathan agus straidhp dhearg os cionn gach súile. Tá dath níos dorcha dúdhonn ar an bhfireannach ná mar atá ar an mbaineannach. Itheann siad péacáin fhraoigh agus neadaíonn siad sa fhraoch chomh maith - táirgeann siad ál amháin idir cúig agus naoi n-ubh.

Red Grouse

The red grouse is plump with a small head, a stout bill, and a stripe of red above each eye. The male is a much darker brown-black than the female. They eat heather shoots and also nest in heather, producing one brood of five to nine eggs.