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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 .
Many species are gamebirds or have been domesticated as a food source for humans. Six species have been recorded in Michigan. Greater prairie-chicken, Tympanuchus cupido (Ex) (last recorded 1981) Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I) Ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus; Sharp-tailed grouse, Tympanuchus phasianellus; Spruce grouse, Canachites ...
The greater prairie-chicken or pinnated grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), sometimes called a boomer, [2] is a large bird in the grouse family. This North American species was once abundant, but has become extremely rare and extirpated over much of its range due to habitat loss . [ 2 ]
A sharp-tailed grouse lek was recorded on the refuge in 2007. [2] The refuge has recorded 45 mammal species. The most common species include white-tailed deer, coyote, Eastern cottontail, and several species of squirrel. North American river otter were first reintroduced to Minnesota at the refuge in 1981 and are frequently observed. [2]
Plains sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus jamesi) Red-headed woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) Red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) Ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) Snow goose (Chen caerulescens) Sprague's pipit (Anthus spragueii) Upland sandpiper ...
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.
Greater sage grouse, unsuccessfully re-introduced to New Mexico, [15] unsuccessfully introduced to Montana and British Columbia; Sharp-tailed grouse, unsuccessfully introduced to the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand; Greater prairie chicken, unsuccessfully introduced to areas of the United States, the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand
The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin. This list of birds of Wisconsin includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and accepted by the Records Committee of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSORC). As of July 2022 there were 441 species and a species pair included in the official list. Of them, 96 are classed as accidental, 34 are classed as casual, 53 are ...