Grouse
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| Greater Sage-Grouse | |
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| Family: | Tetraonidae Vigors, 1825
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Grouse are from the order Galliformes which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the northern hemisphere. They are game and are sometimes hunted for food.
Males are often polygamous, and many species have elaborate courtship displays. These heavily built birds have legs feathered to the toes. Most species are year-round residents, and do not migrate.
These birds feed mainly on vegetable food, but will also feed on insects, especially when feeding young.
Species
- Siberian Grouse, Falcipennis falcipennis
- Spruce Grouse, Falcipennis canadensis
- Dusky grouse, Dendragapus obscurus
- Sooty Grouse, Dendragapus fuliginosus
- Dusky and Sooty Grouse were formerly treated as one species, Blue Grouse.
- Willow Grouse (Willow Ptarmigan in North America), Lagopus lagopus
- Ptarmigan (Rock Ptarmigan in North America), Lagopus mutus
- White-tailed Ptarmigan, Lagopus leucurus
- Eurasian Black Grouse, Tetrao tetrix
- Caucasian Black Grouse, Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
- Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
- Black-billed Capercaillie, Tetrao parvirostris
- Hazel Grouse, Bonasa bonasia
- Severtzov's Grouse, Bonasa sewerzowi
- Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus
- Greater Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus urophasianus
- Gunnison Sage-Grouse, Centrocercus minimus
- Sharp-tailed Grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus
- Greater Prairie-Chicken, Tympanuchus cupido
- Lesser Prairie-Chicken Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
External links
- Grouse videos on the Internet Bird Collection