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Medium to large-sized ‘gamebirds’, grouse are somewhat partridge-like, with rounded bodies, short, broad wings and small heads with stout, arched bills.

 

They feed on shoots, buds and seeds of small shrubs and herbs.

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Grouse have feathered nostrils. Their legs are feathered to the toes, and in winter the toes, too, have feathers or small scales on the sides, an adaptation for walking on snow and burrowing into it for shelter. Unlike other Galliformes, they have no spurs.