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  2. Sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    The sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus), also known as the sharptail or fire grouse, is a medium-sized prairie grouse. One of three species in the genus Tympanuchus , the sharp-tailed grouse is found throughout Alaska , much of Northern and Western Canada , and parts of the Western and Midwestern United States .

  3. Columbian sharp-tailed grouse - Wikipedia

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    Out of the seven subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse, the Columbian is the smallest at 15–20 inches (38–51 cm) in length. [1] They have plumage with a base of grayish-brown, white and black markings, and a white wedge-shaped tail. Males have a longer tail, a purple throat patch and a yellow comb over the eye.

  4. Ruffed grouse - Wikipedia

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    The ruffed grouse will maintain trails through the underbrush and pines like other forest creatures. These can often be found by looking for the bird's feathers on the ground and twigs at the edges of its trail. Hunting of the ruffed grouse requires a good ear and lots of stamina as one will be constantly walking and listening for them in the ...

  5. List of birds of Glacier National Park (U.S.) - Wikipedia

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    Ruffed grouse. Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae. Phasianidae consists of the pheasants and their allies. These are terrestrial species, variable in size but generally plump with broad relatively short wings. Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Seven species have been recorded in the park.

  6. Grouse - Wikipedia

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    A ruffed grouse found at the Kortright Centre for Conservation.. Grouse / ɡ r aʊ s / are a group of birds from the order Galliformes, in the family Phasianidae.Grouse are presently assigned to the tribe Tetraonini (formerly the subfamily Tetraoninae and the family Tetraonidae), a classification supported by mitochondrial DNA sequence studies, [2] and applied by the American Ornithologists ...

  7. North Dakota spring sharptail, sage grouse numbers decline ...

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    Jul. 18—BISMARCK — Spring counts for two of North Dakota's grouse species — sharp-tailed grouse and sage grouse — were down from last year, but ruffed grouse numbers are up, the Game and ...

  8. List of birds of Saskatchewan - Wikipedia

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    The sharp-tailed grouse is the official provincial bird of Saskatchewan. This list of birds of Saskatchewan includes all the bird species confirmed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan as determined by Nature Saskatchewan. As of September 2017, there were 436 species on the Nature Saskatchewan checklist. [1]

  9. Phasianidae - Wikipedia

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    Bonasa Stephens, 1819 (ruffed grouse) Tetrastes Keyserling & Blasius, 1840 (hazel grouse) Centrocercus Swainson, 1832 (sage-grouse) Dendragapus Elliot, 1864 (blue grouse) Tympanuchus Gloger, 1841 (prairie-chickens and sharp-tailed grouse) Lagopus Brisson, 1760 (ptarmigans) Falcipennis Elliot, 1864 (Siberian grouse) Canachites Stejneger, 1885 ...