Abstract The Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scotica is a well-known but declining bird endemic to Britain and Ireland. Its taxonomic status was downgraded from species to subspecies in the mid-twentieth century but without any clear rationale. Here, we review the molecular evidence that has accumulated since the mid 1980s and address three issues: (i) the evolutionary distinctivene
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